Question

How to graph:-8x-y=8

Answer 1

In order to graph this equation, we first need to find two ordered pairs that are solution to this equation.

To do this, we can choose a value for x and calculate the corresponding value of y.

Choosing x = 0 and x = -1, we have:

`\begin{gathered} x=0\colon \\ -8\cdot0-y=8 \\ 0-y=8 \\ y=-8 \\ \\ x=-1\colon \\ -8\cdot(-1)-y=8 \\ 8-y=8 \\ y=0 \end{gathered}`

Now, graphing the points (0, -8) and (-1, 0) and the line that passes through them, we have:

So the blue line represents the graph of the equation given.