Point-Slope Form

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What is the point-slope form of a linear equation?

Back

y - y₁ = m(x - x₁)

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What is the slope-intercept form of a linear equation?

Back

y = mx + b

Front

What does 'm' represent in the equation y = mx + b?

Back

The slope of the line.

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What does 'b' represent in the equation y = mx + b?

Back

The y-intercept of the line.

Front

How do you find the slope from the point-slope form?

Back

The slope 'm' is the coefficient of (x - x₁).

Front

If the equation is y - 2 = -6(x + 6), what is the slope?

Back

-6

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Given the equation y + 6 = 10(x - 9), what is the point used to write this equation?

Back

(9, -6)

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For the equation y - 3 = 2(x + 4), what is the slope?

Back

2

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How do you convert point-slope form to slope-intercept form?

Back

Solve for y to isolate it on one side.

Front

What is the first step to graphing a line in point-slope form?

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Plot the point (x₁, y₁).