Question

How do you graph `y=1/2x +4`?

Answer 1

`(4,0)` then a second point is at `(5,2)`

Explanation:

`y=mx+b`

`m` = slope
`b` = y-intercept (where the line crosses the x-axis)

go up to `4` on the `y` axis (4,0). That is one of the points. From that point, which is `(4,0)`, use the slope and graph the next point, so the slope is `m`, which is `1/2`. The numerator ("`1`") states how much you go up or down (positive (+) up, negative (-) down). so in this case, you go up one on the y-axis. Then from that point go `2` points to the right (you get this from the denominator of `1/2`) if there is no denominator (ex: y=5x+1), there is always a `1` underneath every number (`y=5/1 x+1`).