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Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms Point – Slope - uses a slope ( m ) and a point ( a , b ) to define a line y = m ( x – a ) + b Slope – Intercept – uses a slope ( m ) and a y – intercept ( b ) to define a line y = m x + b

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Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope - uses a slope ( m ) and a point ( a , b ) to

define a line

y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept – uses a slope ( m ) and a y – intercept ( b ) to define a line

y = m x + b

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( 1 , 6 ) with a slope ( m ) of2

1

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( 1 , 6 ) with a slope ( m ) of

- just replace ( m ) and ( a , b )

y = m ( x – a ) + b

y = ( x – 1 ) + 6

2

1

2

1

a b

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( -5 , 1 ) with m =

y = m ( x – a ) + b

3

5

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( -5 , 1 ) with m =

- replace ( m ) and ( a , b )

y = m ( x – a ) + b

y = ( x – ( -5 )) + 1

y = ( x + 5 ) + 1

3

5

3

5

3

5

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line where m = - 3 and b = 2

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line where m = - 3 and b = 2

- substitute for m and b

y = m x + b

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line where m = - 3 and b = 2

- substitute for m and b

y = m x + b

y = - 3x + 2

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line where m = and b =4

1

4

5

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line where m = and b =

- substitute for m and b

y = m x + b

y = x

4

1

4

5

4

1

4

5

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( - 3 , 5 ) and ( 2 , -2 )

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( - 3 , 5 ) and ( 2 , -2 )

Steps 1. Find the slope5

7

)3(2

5)2(

12

12

xx

yym

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( - 3 , 5 ) and ( 2 , -2 )

Steps 1. Find the slope

2. Pick one of the points ( -3 , 5 ) as ( a , b ) and use the slope you found in step one and substitute into

y = m ( x – a ) + b

5

7

)3(2

5)2(

12

12

xx

yym

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( - 3 , 5 ) and ( 2 , -2 )

Steps 1. Find the slope

2. Pick one of the points ( -3 , 5 ) as ( a , b ) and use the slope you found in step one and substitute into

y = m ( x – a ) + b

y = ( x – ( - 3 )) + 5

y = ( x + 3 ) + 5

5

7

)3(2

5)2(

12

12

xx

yym

5

7

5

7

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( - 3 , 5 ) and ( 2 , -2 )

Steps 1. Find the slope

2. Pick one of the points ( -3 , 5 ) as ( a , b ) and use the slope you found in step one and substitute into

y = m ( x – a ) + b

y = ( x – ( - 3 )) + 5

y = ( x + 3 ) + 5

5

7

)3(2

5)2(

12

12

xx

yym

5

7

5

7

NOTE : I like to use the point – slope form for these problems. You can use slope – intercept if you choose.

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( 6 , - 2 ) and ( 4 , 1 )

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( 6 , - 2 ) and ( 4 , 1 )

- I’ll use slope – intercept on this one…

Steps : 1. Find the slope2

3

2

3

64

)2(1

12

12

xx

yym

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( 6 , - 2 ) and ( 4 , 1 )

- I’ll use slope – intercept on this one…

Steps : 1. Find the slope2

3

2

3

64

)2(1

12

12

xx

yym

We have part of our answer y = m x + b

2. Substitute m into eq. y = x + b 2

3

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( 6 , - 2 ) and ( 4 , 1 )

- I’ll use slope – intercept on this one…

Steps : 1. Find the slope2

3

2

3

64

)2(1

12

12

xx

yym

y = m x + b

y = x + b 2

3

3. Using one of our points as ( x , y ) and substituting into our equation, we can find b

2. Substitute m into eq.

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( 6 , - 2 ) and ( 4 , 1 )

- I’ll use slope – intercept on this one…

Steps : 1. Find the slope2

3

2

3

64

)2(1

12

12

xx

yym

y = m x + b

y = x + b

2

3

3. Using one of our points as ( x , y ) and substituting into our equation, we can find b

b

b

b

7

92

62

32

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( 6 , - 2 ) and ( 4 , 1 )

- I’ll use slope – intercept on this one…

Steps : 1. Find the slope2

3

2

3

64

)2(1

12

12

xx

yym

y = m x + b

y = x + b

2

3

3. Using one of our points as ( x , y ) and substituting into our equation, we can find b

4. Substitute b

b

b

b

7

92

62

32

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( 6 , - 2 ) and ( 4 , 1 )

- I’ll use slope – intercept on this one…

Steps : 1. Find the slope2

3

2

3

64

)2(1

12

12

xx

yym

y = m x + b

y = x + 7

2

3

3. Using one of our points as ( x , y ) and substituting into our equation, we can find b

4. Substitute b

b

b

b

7

92

62

32

Point – Slope & Slope – Intercept Forms

Point – Slope y = m ( x – a ) + b

Slope – Intercept y = m x + b

EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the line thru ( 6 , - 2 ) and ( 4 , 1 )

- I’ll use slope – intercept on this one…

Steps : 1. Find the slope2

3

2

3

64

)2(1

12

12

xx

yym

y = m x + b

y = x + 7

2

3Final Answer :

Finding the slope ( m ) and y – intercept ( b ) from a given equation.

You must solve for y if the equation is not already in y = mx + b form.

Finding the slope ( m ) and y – intercept ( b ) from a given equation.

You must solve for y if the equation is not already in y = mx + b form.

EXAMPLE : Find the slope and y – intercept for y = - 4x + 7

Finding the slope ( m ) and y – intercept ( b ) from a given equation.

You must solve for y if the equation is not already in y = mx + b form.

EXAMPLE : Find the slope and y – intercept for y = - 4x + 7

Since our equation is already in y = mx + b form, we just look for the m and b in their proper position.

Finding the slope ( m ) and y – intercept ( b ) from a given equation.

You must solve for y if the equation is not already in y = mx + b form.

EXAMPLE : Find the slope and y – intercept for y = - 4x + 7

Since our equation is already in y = mx + b form, we just look for the m and b in their proper position.

m b

Finding the slope ( m ) and y – intercept ( b ) from a given equation.

You must solve for y if the equation is not already in y = mx + b form.

EXAMPLE : Find the slope and y – intercept for y = - 4x + 7

Since our equation is already in y = mx + b form, we just look for the m and b in their proper position.

m bm = - 4

b = + 7

Finding the slope ( m ) and y – intercept ( b ) from a given equation.

You must solve for y if the equation is not already in y = mx + b form.

EXAMPLE : Find the slope and y – intercept for 2x + 3y = 10

Finding the slope ( m ) and y – intercept ( b ) from a given equation.

You must solve for y if the equation is not already in y = mx + b form.

EXAMPLE : Find the slope and y – intercept for 2x + 3y = 10

Our equation IS NOT in y = mx + b form, so we need to solve for y…

Finding the slope ( m ) and y – intercept ( b ) from a given equation.

You must solve for y if the equation is not already in y = mx + b form.

EXAMPLE : Find the slope and y – intercept for 2x + 3y = 10

Our equation IS NOT in y = mx + b form, so we need to solve for y…

1023

2 2

1032

xy

xx

yx

- subtracted 2x from both sides

Finding the slope ( m ) and y – intercept ( b ) from a given equation.

You must solve for y if the equation is not already in y = mx + b form.

EXAMPLE : Find the slope and y – intercept for 2x + 3y = 10

Our equation IS NOT in y = mx + b form, so we need to solve for y…

3

10

3

2

3

3

1023

2 2

1032

xy

xy

xx

yx

Divided by 3

Finding the slope ( m ) and y – intercept ( b ) from a given equation.

You must solve for y if the equation is not already in y = mx + b form.

EXAMPLE : Find the slope and y – intercept for 2x + 3y = 10

Our equation IS NOT in y = mx + b form, so we need to solve for y…

3

10

3

2

3

10

3

2

3

3

1023

2 2

1032

xy

xy

xy

xx

yx

Finding the slope ( m ) and y – intercept ( b ) from a given equation.

You must solve for y if the equation is not already in y = mx + b form.

EXAMPLE : Find the slope and y – intercept for 2x + 3y = 10

Our equation IS NOT in y = mx + b form, so we need to solve for y…

3

10

3

2

3

10

3

2

3

3

1023

2 2

1032

xy

xy

xy

xx

yx

m b