Megoldás - Properties of a line from two points
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1. Find the slope
The slope of a line between two points equals the change in the points' y-coordinates (rise) over the change in their x-coordinates (run).
The coordinates of point 1 are: ,
The coordinates of point 2 are: ,
To find the slope, plug the points' x and y-coordinates into the formula and combine to simplify:
2. Find the line equation in slope intercept form
In slope-intercept form, , represents the slope, represents the y-intercept, and and represent the x and y-coordinates of a point on the line.
To find , plug the slope () and the coordinates of a point on the line (, ) into the slope-intercept formula:
Egyszerűsítsd a kifejezést:
Cseréld fel az oldalakat:
Add to both sides:
Csoportosítsd az azonos tagokat:
Egyszerűsítsd a számtani műveletet:
Egyszerűsítsd a számtani műveletet:
To find the equation of the line, plug and into the slope-intercept formula:
3. Find the x and y-intercepts
To find the x-intercept, plug 0 in for in the equation, , and solve for :
Swap sides:
Subtract from both sides:
Egyszerűsítsd a számtani műveletet:
Egyszerűsítsd a számtani műveletet:
Divide both sides by :
Egyszerűsítsd a törtet:
x-intercept:
To find the y-intercept, plug 0 in for in the equation, , and solve for :
Egyszerűsítsd a számtani műveletet:
y-intercept:
The in the slope-intercept equation, , is always equal to the y-coordinate of the y-intercept point. In other words, if then .
4. Graph the line
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