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

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

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Trying to write an equation in point-slope form? Got a point on the line and the slope? Plug those values correctly into the point-slope form of a line and you'll have your answer! Watch this tutorial to get all the details!

Keywords:

  • problem
  • line
  • formula
  • equation
  • point-slope
  • point-slope form
  • point
  • slope
  • given slope
  • given point
  • linear equation

Background Tutorials

  • Understand signs of numbers in ordered pairs as indicating locations in quadrants of the coordinate plane; recognize that when two ordered pairs differ only by signs, the locations of the points are related by reflections across one or both axes.

      • 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!

  • 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.

      • 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.

      • What Does the Slope of a Line Mean?What Does the Slope of a Line Mean?

      What Does the Slope of a Line Mean?

      You can't learn about linear equations without learning about slope. The slope of a line is the steepness of the line. There are many ways to think about slope. Slope is the rise over the run, the change in 'y' over the change in 'x', or the gradient of a line. Check out this tutorial to learn about slope!