How do you graph $y = -x - 1$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-25T13:24:17

see below...

we make a table of values.

$x=-5$

in the equation $y=-(-5)-1$ we get $y=4$

$x=5$

in the equation $y=-(5)-1$ we get $y=-6$

plot them on graph and we get a straight line

graph{-x-1 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

you can keep putting values in the equation to make a bigger graph.

How do you graph y = -x - 1y = -x - 1?