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Describe the process you would take to graph the equation y=3x-5 on acoordinate plane.

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Answer:

See below.

Explanation:

y = 3x - 5

Compare with y = mx + b

b is the y-intercept. Here b = -5, so I would place a dot on the point (0, -5) since that is the y-intercept.

m is the slope.

m = rise/run

m = 3, so starting at (0, -5), go up 3 units and 1 unit right. Place a dot there. Connect the dots and extend the line in both directions past the dots. Then put arrowheads at the ends of the segment to show it represents a line.

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