How Do You Graph a Line If You're Given the Slope and the Intercept?

How Do You Graph a Line If You're Given the Slope and the Intercept?

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Trying to graph a line from a given slope and y-intercept? Think you need to find an equation first? Think again! In this tutorial, see how to use that given slope and y-intercept to graph the line.

Keywords:

  • problem
  • equation
  • line
  • given slope
  • given intercept
  • line
  • linear
  • plot
  • graph
  • graphing
  • plotting

Background Tutorials

  • Graphing in the Coordinate Plane

      • What is an Ordered Pair?What is an Ordered Pair?

      What is an Ordered Pair?

      Ordered pairs are a fundamental part of graphing. Ordered pairs make up functions on a graph, and very often, you need to plot ordered pairs in order to see what the graph of a function looks like. This tutorial will introduce you to ordered pairs!

      • What is the Y-Axis?What is the Y-Axis?

      What is the Y-Axis?

      To graph a function or plot an ordered pair, you need to use a coordinate plane, so you should learn all about it! In this tutorial, you'll learn about the y-axis and see where it's located in the coordinate plane.

      • What are the Coordinate Axes?What are the Coordinate Axes?

      What are the Coordinate Axes?

      The coordinate plane has two axes: the horizontal and vertical axes. Learn about these axes and the name for their point of intersection by watching this tutorial!

  • Defining Slope

      • What Does the Slope of a Line Mean?What Does the Slope of a Line Mean?

      What Does the Slope of a Line Mean?

      You can't learn about linear equations without learning about slope. The slope of a line is the steepness of the line. There are many ways to think about slope. Slope is the rise over the run, the change in 'y' over the change in 'x', or the gradient of a line. Check out this tutorial to learn about slope!

  • Working With Intercepts

      • What's the Y-Intercept?What's the Y-Intercept?

      What's the Y-Intercept?

      When you have a linear equation, the y-intercept is the point where the graph of the line crosses the y-axis. In this tutorial, learn about the y-intercept. Check it out!