If a linear equation is written in the form, y=1/2x-2, which method could be used to graph the line represented by the equation?

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Jared Shepard

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6 May, 14:38

If a linear equation is written in the form, y=1/2x-2, which method could be used to graph the line represented by the equation?

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Darwin Klein · Answer 1

If we are to observe closely the given equation above as,

y = 1/2x - 2

it is in the form of slope-intercept form. The general form of the equation of the line in its slope-intercept form is,

y = mx + b

where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

Hence, the equation can be graphed using the slope and the y-intercept. In this equation, the slope is 1/2 and the y-intercept is - 2 such that the line passes through (0, - 2).