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Writing Equations in PointSlope Form
Objectives
Write the equation of a line in point-slope
form.
Write linear equations in different forms.
Warm-Up
What is the equation for a line that goes
through (2, 3) and (7, 5)?
Study Question 1: Write an
equation given slope and a point
Write the point-slope form of an equation for
a line that passes through (-1,5) with slope
-3.
Study Question 2
Write the point-slope form of an equation for
a horizontal line that passes through (6,2).
Study Question 4: Write an
equation in slope-intercept form
1
Write y  2  ( x  5) in slope-intercept form
2
Concept summary
Slope-Intercept: y=mx+b
Point-Slope: y-y1=m(x-x1)
Standard Form: Ax+By=C (from chapter 4)