To graph this line we need to identify the slope and the y-intercept. The equation is written in slope-intercept form, y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
Step 1: Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line:
The equation of the line is
\({\text{y}}={{\color{Red} -\text{x}}}{\color{Blue}{-}4}\)
Keep in mind that \({\color{red}-}{\color{Red}{\text{x}}}\) is equal to \({\color{red}-1}{\color{Red}{\text{x}}}\), so an equivalent equation is:
\({\text{y}}={\color{red}-1}{\text{x}}{\color{Blue}{-}4}\)
So the slope is \({\color{red}-1}\), and the y-intercept is \({\color{blue}-4}\)
Step 2: Graph the y-intercept:
This is a picture of a coordinate plane with the point \((0, -4)\) graphed on it.
Step 3: Find another point on the line using the slope:
The slope is \(-1\), which we can rewrite as \(\frac{-1}{1}\) . Slope is \(\frac{\text{rise}}{\text{run}}\) which means that to find another point on the graph, we start at the y-intercept and then move down one space, then one space to the right:
This is a picture of a coordinate plane with the points \((0, -4)\) and \((1, -5)\) graphed on it. There is an arrow pointing from \((-4, 0)\) to \((-5, 0)\) and an arrow pointing from \((-5, 0)\) to \((1, -5)\)
Step 4: Draw a line that passes through the points:
This is a picture of a coordinate plane with the points \((0, -4)\) and \((1, -5)\) graphed on it. There is a line passing through both points.