How Do You Write the Equation of a Line in Slope-Intercept Form If You Have a Table?

How Do You Write the Equation of a Line in Slope-Intercept Form If You Have a Table?

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Looking at a table of values that represents a linear equation? Want to find that equation? Then check out this tutorial! You'll see how to use values from a table to find the slope-intercept form of the line described in the table.

Keywords:

  • table
  • problem
  • line
  • linear
  • linear equations
  • slope-intercept form
  • y=mx+b
  • x-intercept
  • y-intercept
  • slope
  • find slope

Background Tutorials

  • Graphing in the Coordinate Plane

      • What is an Ordered Pair?What is an Ordered Pair?

      What is an Ordered Pair?

      Ordered pairs are a fundamental part of graphing. Ordered pairs make up functions on a graph, and very often, you need to plot ordered pairs in order to see what the graph of a function looks like. This tutorial will introduce you to ordered pairs!

  • Defining Slope

      • What's the Formula for Slope?What's the Formula for Slope?

      What's the Formula for Slope?

      When you're dealing with linear equations, you may be asked to find the slope of a line. That's when knowing the slope formula really comes in handy! Learn the formula to find the slope of a line by watching this tutorial.

  • Working with Slope-Intercept Form

      • What's Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation?What's Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation?

      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!

Further Exploration

  • Working with Point-Slope Form

      • How Do You Use Point-Slope Form to Write an Equation from a Table?How Do You Use Point-Slope Form to Write an Equation from a Table?

      How Do You Use Point-Slope Form to Write an Equation from a Table?

      Looking at a table of values that represents a linear equation? Want to find that equation? Then check out this tutorial! You'll see how to use values from a table and the point-slope form of a line to find the slope-intercept form of the line described in the table.