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Vocabulary Term

Definition/Explanatory
term

Example

Slope

The slope of an graph

Y=2x+1, slope=2

Point Slope Form

Point slope form of an


equation, use when we
know a point and slope.
Standard form for an
equation

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

Standard Form
THE EQUATION OF A LINE
IN POINT SLOPE FORM
GIVEN A POINT AND
SLOPE

THE EQUATION OF A LINE


IN POINT SLOPE FORM
GIVEN 2 POINTS

HOW TO SOLVE FOR


INTERCEPTS

SLOPE OF PARALLEL
LINES

Parallel lines have the


same slope

SLOPE OF
PERPENDICULAR LINES

Perpendicular lines slope


are negative reciprocals
of each other

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)

THE EQUATION OF A LINE


IN POINT SLOPE FORM
GIVEN A POINT AND
SLOPE, THAT IS PARALLEL
TO A GIVEN LINE

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