Question

How would you graph a line through the point (-2, -5), with a slope of 2/7? Be specific.

Answer 1

What does "slope" mean?

Answer 2

In other words, slope = ??

Answer 3

to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.

Answer 4

Not that!!

Answer 5

\(slope =\dfrac{rise}{run}\)

Answer 6

oh yes!

Answer 7

Put your pencil on the point:
( -2 , -5 ).

Now move it up 2 units.
Then move it to the right 7 units.

Plot the new point and draw a line through it and the original piont ( -2 , -5 ).