Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 1 - Linear Functions - 1.3 Fundamentals of Graphing and Slope - 1.3 Exercises - Page 53: 78

Answer

The line is graphed with a slope of $\frac{1}{3}$ rather than 3.

Work Step by Step

The equation is in slope-intercept form so we can see that the slope is 3. Slope is also known as rise over run, which in this case means that each point on the graph should rise 3 units upward for every 1 unit to the right, but this line was graphed with the rise and run mixed up giving it a slope of $\frac{1}{3}$.
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