Asked by Carrie
I am having to graph this linear equation. y=-2x+4
This is what I know. The y-intercept is 4 and the slope is -2. So I would start at the y-axis at 4, then would I go down 2 units and over to left one or go up 2 units and to the right one. Don't know how to graph it.
This is what I know. The y-intercept is 4 and the slope is -2. So I would start at the y-axis at 4, then would I go down 2 units and over to left one or go up 2 units and to the right one. Don't know how to graph it.
Answers
Answered by
drwls
Go to the right one unit and down two units from the (0,4) point on the y axis.
Your two suggestions (which are really the same) would result in a slope of +2, not -2.
Your two suggestions (which are really the same) would result in a slope of +2, not -2.
Answered by
Carrie
Okay. I had went ahead and done this. I found out that a negative slope the line goes down left to right and a positive slope got up left to right. Thanks for the help.