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Graph the line with the equation y = 1/3x - 6.

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I will be creating the requested graph, but have in mind that normally your teacher would like to see a table with points that belong to the line, which you are to plot and join.

Let me use a few examples that make the estimation of these points easy:

For x = 0 then the function y = 1/3 x - 6 gives y = 0 - 8 = -6

Then our first point is (0, -6)

Second point:

for x = 3 we get y = (1/3) (3) - 6 = 1 - 6 = -5

So this point is (3, -5)

Now with the two points we can draw a line on the plane.

Give me a few minutes to draw such line and add a graph to the answer.

Notice the blue line that crosses the y-axis at y = - 6 (the y-intercept), and raising with a slope of 1/3.

Graph the line with the equation y = 1/3x - 6.-example-1
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