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intercept = 2 3
2
1
intercept = 0
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-1
-2
-3
intercept = - 3 -4
-2 yLine CD by
decreases
5
D 1.2 when x 6
-3 slope = 1.2
increases by
5 1.
-4
-5
-6
Figure 2.4
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Slope alone does not define a line
Intercept alone does not define a line
5 2
1 Figure 2.2
4
3 0
x -4 -3 -4-2 -1-3 0 -2 1 -1
2 3 40
2
y-1 -1 0 1 2
1 y
-2 -2 -1 0 1
y -3 -2 -1 0
0
y-3 -5 -4 -3
-1 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-4
-2
-3
-5
-6
Intercept, c = 2 4
slope, m = 1
2
0
-1 0 1 2 3 4
4
(b) vertically upwards by (1, 3)
3
one unit (0, 2)
2
3. Extend this line indefinitely
in either direction, as 1
required 0
-1 0 1 2 3 4
Figure 2.6 x
4
y
(0, 0)
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
5
y
(1, 1)
1
(0, 0)
0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
5
y
(2, 2)
2
(1, 1)
1
(0, 0)
0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
5
y
(3, 3)
3
(2, 2)
2
(1, 1)
1
(0, 0)
0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
4 (4, 4)
(3, 3)
3
y
(2, 2)
2
(1, 1)
1
(0, 0)
0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
(5, 5)
5
y
4 (4, 4)
(3, 3)
3
(2, 2)
2
(1, 1)
1
(0, 0)
0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 (6, 6)
(5, 5)
5
y
4 (4, 4)
(3, 3)
3
(2, 2)
2
(1, 1)
1
(0, 0)
0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
(5, 5)
5
4 (4, 4)
(3, 3)
3
y
(2, 2)
2
(1, 1)
1
(0, 0)
0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 (6, 6)
(5, 5)
5
y
4 (4, 4)
(3, 3)
3
(2, 2)
2
(1, 1)
1
(0, 0)
0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
(5, 5)
5
y
4 (4, 4)
(3, 3)
3
(2, 2)
2
(1, 1)
1
Similar to 0
(0, 0)
x
Figure 2.9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Since m = 1, c = 2 5
4
then (2, 4)
3
y = mx + c (1, 3 )
2
(0, 2)
y =(1)x + 2 0 x
-1 0 1 2 3 4
y = x+2
Figure 2.6
See Figure 2.6
of the line
0 = mx + c
0, 0
and solve for x:
Horizontal intercept = - c/m
0 = mx + c: therefore, x = -c/m
This is the formula for the
horizontal intercept
d
Horizontal intercept =
a
form y = mx + c 6
5
y = -2x + 4 y = -2x +4
y=4 4
3
Vertical intercept at y = 4 2
1
4
0
-1 0 1 2 3 4
Horizontal intercept at x = 2 -1
-2
x=2
-3
Plot these points: see Figure 2.12
Draw the line thro the points
Figure 2.12
y
6
y=4
5
4
3
x = - 1.5
2
x=2
1
0 x
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-1
-2
y = -3
-2
-4
Figure 2.10
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