Chris S. answered • 04/17/13
ESL, English, math, biblical studies, computer, philosophy
As it reads now, it fits the y=mx+b or slope intercept form which means it will be a straight line. m will be the slope and b will be the x-intercept. Since b in this case is -4, that is your x-intercept. So you can start by making a point at (-4,0) meaning at the point where x is -4 and y is 0. Since there is 1 x in this case we can say that the slope is 1/1 as in rise/run. So, from the point already marked you can count up 1 (rise) and to the right 1 (run) and mark your next point. That should be (-3,1). Using this method you can establish several points which the line passes through and draw the line through them.
