Real math help.
How Do You Write an Equation of a Line in Slope-Intercept Form from a Word Problem?
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Word problems are a great way to see math in the real world! In this tutorial, you'll see how write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents the information given in the word problem. To see how it's done, check out this tutorial!
Background Tutorials
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Use a pair of perpendicular number lines, called axes, to define a coordinate system, with the intersection of the lines (the origin) arranged to coincide with the 0 on each line and a given point in the plane located by using an ordered pair of numbers, called its coordinates. Understand that the first number indicates how far to travel from the origin in the direction of one axis, and the second number indicates how far to travel in the direction of the second axis, with the convention that the names of the two axes and the coordinates correspond (e.g., x-axis and x-coordinate, y-axis and y-coordinate).
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What is the X-Coordinate?
Ordered pairs are a crucial part of graphing, but you need to know how to identify the coordinates in an ordered pair if you're going to plot it on a coordinate plane. In this tutorial, you'll see how to identify the x-coordinate in an ordered pair!
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Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical line in the coordinate plane; derive the equation y = mx for a line through the origin and the equation y = mx + b for a line intercepting the vertical axis at b.
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What's Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation?
When you're learning about linear equations, you're bound to run into the point-slope form of a line. This form is quite useful in creating an equation of a line if you're given the slope and a point on the line. Watch this tutorial, and learn about the point-slope form of a line!
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Graph linear and quadratic functions and show intercepts, maxima, and minima.
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What's the Y-Intercept?
When you have a linear equation, the y-intercept is the point where the graph of the line crosses the y-axis. In this tutorial, learn about the y-intercept. Check it out!
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Further Exploration
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Create equations in two or more variables to represent relationships between quantities; graph equations on coordinate axes with labels and scales.
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How Do You Write an Equation of a Line in Slope-Intercept Form If You Have the Slope and the Y-Intercept?
Want to write an equation in slope-intercept form? Already have the slope and y-intercept? Perfect! Just correctly plug those values into your equation and you're done! Learn how in this tutorial.
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