Anderson J. answered • 05/23/13
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Proof that you don't have to be a genius to understand Physics
Are you just looking for a way to graph the equation?
If so then its a good idea to start with the y intercept. y = 1/2(0) - 4 = 4, so (0,4) is the y intercept
Because the slope of the line is 1/2 the next points I am going to suggest that you plot are points where x is an even number (this will be the easiest way to make a "nice graph" i.e. on without fractions) the x values I suggest are -6,-4, -2, 2,4,6 etc....
using those six x values the points you should get, respectively are:
(-6,-7) (-4,-6) (-2,-5) (2,-3) (4,-2) (6,-1)
I hope this helped
