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Linear Graphs M and C

Updated July 2026

Understand how altering the values of mm and cc affects the graph of y=mx+cy = mx + c.

To understand how mm and cc affects the graph of y=mx+cy = mx + c consider either of the following sequence of transformation. You will need to use your knowledge of graph transformations that we discussed above and make use of a graph sketching package too to enhance your understanding:

y=xy=mxy=m(x+cm)=mx+cy = x \rightarrow y = mx \rightarrow y = m \left(x + \frac{c}{m}\right) = mx + c y=xy=x+cy=mx+cy = x \rightarrow y = x + c \rightarrow y = mx + c

Exercise

How did you deal with y=xy=x+cy = x \rightarrow y = x + c above? Did you use f(x)+cf(x) + c or f(x+c)f(x + c)?

Pick some pairs of values for mm and cc and then follow though the graph transformations above step by step using a graph sketching package.

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