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Question

how do you graph y=5x on a graph

Answer 1

The basic equation is y = mx + b  m = slope and b = y-intercept

 

Since you don't have b, you can assume your y-intercept is at the point (0,0)

 

Your slope is 5 or 5/1 (rise/run), so go from your y-intercept of (0,0) and go up (rise) 5 and over to the right (run) 1.

 

Your graph should be a positive one, meaning it goes from the bottom left quadrant to the upper right quadrant.

 

If your equation was y=-5x, it would head in the negative or opposite direction.