How to Graph Equation of a Line, y=mx+b: Algebra

Hi everyone, welcome back to Mathsux! This week we’ll be reviewing how to graph an equation of a line in y=mx+b form. And if you have not checked out the video below, please do! Happy calculating! 🙂

how to graph y=mx+b

An equation of a line can be represented by the following formula:

y=mx+b

Y-Intercept: This is represented by b, the stand-alone number in y=mx+b. This represents where the line hits the y-axis.  This is always the first point you want to start with when graphing at coordinate point (0,b).

Slope: This is represented by m, the number next to x in y=mx+b. Slope tells us how much we go up or down the y-axis and left or right on the x- axis in fraction form:

how to graph equation of a line

Now let’s check out an Example!

Graph the following:

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-> First, let’s identify the slope and y-intercept of our line.

how to graph equation of a line

-> To start, let’s graph the first point on our graph, the y-intercept at point (0,1):

how to graph equation of a line

-> Now for the slope. We are going to go up one and over to the right one for each point, since our slope is 1/1.

how to graph equation of a line

-> Connect all of our coordinate points and label our graph.

how to graph equation of a line

Try the following practice questions on your own!

Practice Questions:

how to graph equation of a line
how to graph equation of a line

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