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Graph the line. y= -⅕x + 3

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We have to graph the line:


y=-(1)/(5)x+3

For doing so, we will find the coordinates of two points that pass through the line and then we will trace the line joining those two.

First, we choose two x-values and we find the corresponding y-values. We will choose x=0 and x=5. Thus:

For x=0


\begin{gathered} y=-(1)/(5)(0)+3=0+3=3 \\ y=3 \end{gathered}

For x=5


\begin{gathered} y=-(1)/(5)(5)+3=-1+3=2 \\ y=2 \end{gathered}

This means that:


\begin{gathered} \text{For x=0, y=3 and the point is: }(0,3) \\ \text{For x=5, y=2 and the point is: }(5,2) \end{gathered}

We put the points on a cartesian plane, and joining the points we have that the graph of the line will be:

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