How do you graph $x = y + 5$ $x=y+5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-17T18:38:12

Change the equation into the y intercept form and use the slope and the y intercept to graph the equation.

$y = m x + b$ $y = mx + b$ is the y intercept form.

Change the existing equation so the y is on the left and x on the right side of the equation.

$x - x - y = y - x - y + 5$ $x -x -y = y -x -y + 5$ This leaves

$- y = - x + 5$ $- y = -x + 5$ Multiply both sides by -1

# -1 xx -y = -1 ( -x +5) which gives

$y = x - 5$ $y = x -5$

$- 5 = b$ $- 5 = b$ the y intercept or the beginning of the graph.

So start by making a point at the beginning ( 0, -5)

$1 = m$ $1 = m$ the slope of the equation

So using the slope go up 1 and to the right 1 and make a point at (1,-4) the next point will be ( 2. -3)

Connect the three points and that is the graph of the equation
$x = y + 5$ $x = y +5$

How do you graph x=y+5 x=y+5?