Carol H. answered • 08/23/17
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y = 5x -4 The y-intercept is -4, and the slope is 5.
Plot the point (0,-4). From that point go up 5 and 1 to the right. This gives you the point (1,1). Connect those two points to obtain the graph of the first line.
y = 1/2 x + 5 The y-intercept is 5, and the slope is 1/2. Plot the point (0, 5). From that point go up 1 and 2 to the right. This gives you the point (6,2). Connect the two points to obtain the graph of the second line. Their intersection is the point where the two lines cross.
