Question

How do you graph an equation ?

Answer 1

first you have to solve for y :-)

Answer 2

ok, how do I solve for Y ?

Answer 3

which equation are you dealing with?

Answer 4

this is the equation . . .

Answer 5

y + 5 = -2 (x-4)

Answer 6

you need to move that +5 over

what undoes adding 5? subtracting 5 does

so we subtract 5 from both sides

Answer 7

what do you get when you do that?

Answer 8

well, you'd get y on the left side and how would we subtract 5 from the right side ?

Answer 9

hmm i guess first u have to distribute parenthesis by -2 (right side )

Answer 10

\[-2(x - 4)\] distribute parentheses by -2 and then subtract 5 both side ..