Graph the equation. Be sure to simplify equation before graphing it. -18+2y=-7y
I got the answer y=2 because I subtracted 2 from both sides got -9 then divided by -18 and got 2. y=2. So now can someone help me with graphing the points?
The graph of y=2 should be a horizontal line crossing through the y-axis at 2.
To graph the equation -18+2y=-7y, you have already correctly simplified it to y = 2. This means that the equation is already in slope-intercept form, where y is isolated on one side and the coefficient of y is the slope.
To graph this equation, you don't need to plot multiple points since it represents a straight line due to its linear nature. However, plotting a couple of points can help to visualize the line.
Let's choose two values for x and substitute them into the equation to find the corresponding y-values.
If we choose x = 0, we can substitute it into the equation y = 2:
y = 2
So, we have the point (0, 2).
If we choose x = 1, we substitute it into the equation:
y = 2
So, we have the point (1, 2).
Now, we can plot these two points on the coordinate plane: (0, 2) and (1, 2). Since both points have the same y-coordinate, they lie on a horizontal line.
Using a ruler, draw a straight line passing through these two points. This line represents the graph of the equation y = 2.
Note: Since there is no x-term in the equation, the y-value remains constant, resulting in a horizontal line.