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Graph the equation y=5x

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Answer:

Make a line connecting points (0,0) (1,5) and (-1,-5)

Explanation:

Okay, so you have to start your first point at (0,0), which is the origin, because there is no y-intercept in the equation.

Next you use slope, Rise/Run to plot your next point. In the equation y=mx+b, the slope is in m. So in y=5x, the slope is 5/1 .

So, you're going to move up 5 from the origin and move to the right once, which will give you the point (1,5).

If you need another point to make a line go the opposite way from the origin. So we would go down 5 and left 1. That would give us the point (-1,-5)

Hopefully this helps! Leave a comment if it does and I suggest asking your teacher to make sure it's correct!

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