How do you graph the line x-y=5x−y=5?

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Alan P.
Oct 11, 2016

Find at least two pair of coordinates that satisfy the equation;
plot those points;
draw a line through the points.

Explanation:

Given
color(white)("XXX")x-y=5XXXx−y=5
Some solution pairs would be:
color(white)("XXX"){: (color(black)x,color(white)("XXX"),color(black)y), (0,,-5), (5,,0), (7,,2):}
(the third pair were just to help verify the results)

Plot the points and draw a line through them:
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