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Prerequisites
Equations (These will NOT be given on the test. You need to memorize them.)
y 2 − y1
Slope of a line: m =
x 2 − x1
Slope-Intercept Form: y = mx + b
Point-Slope Form: y − y1 = m( x − x1 )
Standard Form: ax + by = c
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Example 1: Write an equation for the line that has slope and passes through (3, -9).
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Example 2: Write an equation for the line that passes through (-2, 5) and (4, 8).
Two lines are parallel if and only if their slopes are the same.
Two lines are perpendicular if and only if their slopes are negative reciprocals of each
other.
Example 3: Find an equation of the line that passes through the point (-2, 2) and is
parallel to the line 2x – 4y – 8 = 0.
Example 4: Find an equation of the line that passes through the point (-1, -3) and is
perpendicular to the line that passes through (3, -4) and (9, -6).
c. 2 x − y = 3
2 y = 4x − 6
x
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1
b.
y
3
x
-3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6
-1
x
−3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5 6
−1