Question

Graph the line with slope -1 passing through the point (-4,5)Use the format below:

Answer 1

Answer:

See below for Graph

Explanation:

The slope is -1. So we have the following:

$\text{Slope}=\frac{\text{rise}}{\text{run}}=\frac{-1}{1}$

The line passes through the point (-4,5).

Starting at this point, we use the rise and run to find a second point on the line.

• The run is 1, so we add 1 to the x-coordinate.(This corresponds to moving 1 unit to the right).

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• The rise is -1, so we subtract 1 from the y-coordinate. (This corresponds to moving 1 unit downwards).

The new point will therefore be:

$(-4+1,5-1)=(-3,4)$

We use (-4,5) and (-3,4) to graph the line shown below.