Answer
Refer to the graph below.
Work Step by Step
Recall:
The line $y-y_1=m(x-x_1)$ has a slope of $m$ and passes through the point $(x_1, y_1)$.
The given equation is equivalent to $y-4= \frac{1}{2}[x-(-1)]$.
Thus, the given line has a slope of $\dfrac{1}{2}$ and passes through the point $(-1, 4)$.
The slope is $\dfrac{1}{2}$ so using the concept of the slope being rise over run, from the point $(-1, 4)$, go $1$ unit upward and $2$ unit to the right to obtain the point $(1, 5)$.
Plot the two points then connect them using a straight line. Refer to the graph above.
