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Example
Slope
Y=2x+1, slope=2
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
Standard Form
THE EQUATION OF A LINE
IN POINT SLOPE FORM
GIVEN A POINT AND
SLOPE
SLOPE OF PARALLEL
LINES
SLOPE OF
PERPENDICULAR LINES
Standard form of
y=2x+5, is 2x-y=-5.
Find the equation of the
straight line that has
slope m = 4 and passes
through
the point (1, 6),
y y1 = m(x x1)
y (6) = (4)(x (1))
y + 6 = 4(x + 1)
Find the equation of the
line that passes through
the points (2, 4) and (1,
2). Use slope formula to
find slope, 4-2/-2-1=
-2/3.
y y1 = m(x x1)
y 2 = -2/3(x 1)
3x + y = 12. Replace x
with 0 to solve for y
intercept and y with 0 to
solve for x intercept.
3x + ( 0 ) = 12
3(0)+y=12
3x + 0 = 12
y=12
3x = 12
x = 12/3 y
intercept(0,12)
x=4
X
intercept(4,0)
Y=3x+8 and y=3x+14
are parallel lines and
have the same slope(3)
Y=1/2x+5 and y=-2x+2
are perpendicular lines
and their slopes are
negative reciprocals of
each other(1/2 and -2)