graph the line with slope 2 that passes through the point (4,-5)

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e.mccormick · Answer

What part of this is giving you trouble?

anonymous · Answer

me not knowing the material :/ & strongly dsliking math with a passion.

e.mccormick · Answer

Ah, but math has answers... as opposed to say Philosophy where some of the 3000 year old questions still don't have answers!

In this case, the answer is found through the point-slope formula.  Have you seen that one?

e.mccormick · Answer

And to be honest, to just graph it, you do not even need that.  you just need to find a second point from the first.

anonymous · Answer

That is true.  How do i find thst? using that formula?

e.mccormick · Answer

The really important thing is the meaning of the slope.  Have you head of them calling slope "rise over run"?

anonymous · Answer

yeah :O

e.mccormick · Answer

Well, over implies a fraction.  So what would 2 be as a fraction?

anonymous · Answer

2/1?

e.mccormick · Answer

Exactly!  So 2/1 is Rise/Run or (Change in Y)/(Change in X)

anonymous · Answer

so its 2/1, then what do I do after ?:o

e.mccormick · Answer

(4+run,-5+rise)=second point

anonymous · Answer

do I graph that?

e.mccormick · Answer

Once you have the second point, you draw the two dots, then draw through them, put arrows on to denote it is a line that continues, and generally label the two dots is also desired.

e.mccormick · Answer

See, much better than Philosophy.  You did not work for 3000 years to get just a bit closer to an answer!
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