How do you graph the line given (2, -1) with slope of 3?

1 Answer
Apr 25, 2016

You plot the coordinates then use the slope of 33 as 3/131

Explanation:

To plot the point, move 22 to the right on the xx-axis then 11 down (yy-axis). Then look at the slope. 33 is also equal to 3/131 (3 over 1) as a fraction.

In a fraction there are two parts, the numerator (top number in this case 33) and the denominator (bottom number in this case 11).

The numerator shows the rise (number of spaces you go along the yy-axis) and the denominator shows the run (number of spaces you go along the xx-axis).

So from the point (2,-1)(2,โˆ’1), you go up (since it is a positive slope) 33 spaces and to the right 11 space.

graph{3x-7 [-10, 10, -5, 5]} .