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How do you graph #x - y = 3# by plotting points?

Answer 1

Eva Adamson

Assign x to find y

If your x is 0, your y will be #y=-3# If your x is -1, your y will be #y=-4# If your x is 1, your y will be #y=-2# etc.

It is a linear function that can be expressed: #y=x-3#

The graph is here:

graph{x-3 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

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Answer 2

Hazel Anglin

To graph the equation x - y = 3 by plotting points, you can first rewrite the equation in the form y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. Then, choose a few values for x, calculate the corresponding y values using the equation, and plot the points on a coordinate plane. Finally, connect the points to graph the line.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

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