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Graph a Line from an Equation

Plot a line from y = mx + b by starting at the y-intercept, then using the slope to find the next point.

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Start point, then direction

Graphing y = mx + b always starts the same way: plot the y-intercept b, then use the slope m to find the next point by moving right and up or down.