How Do You Write an Equation of a Line in Standard Form if You Have the Slope and One Point?

How Do You Write an Equation of a Line in Standard Form if You Have the Slope and One Point?

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Knowing how to write linear equations is an important steping stone on the road to becoming a master mathematician! In this tutorial, you'll practice using a slope and one point to write the equation of the line in standard form.

Keywords:

  • practice
  • example
  • linear
  • equation
  • line
  • slope
  • point
  • standard form

Background Tutorials

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  • Identifying Linear Equations

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  • Working with Point-Slope Form

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      Looking for some practice converting the equation of a line into different forms? Then this tutorial was made for you! Follow along as this tutorial shows you how to take a linear equation from point-slope form and convert it into standard form and slope-intercept form.

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