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Line equation

Linear Algebra Essentials


Given: V1, V2

Find: All points belonging to the line


xk

V2

V1

x3

x1 x2
Given: V1, V2

Find: All points belonging to the line


xk

V
V ∈ Line V2

V1

x3

x1 x2
Given: V1, V2

Find: All points belonging to the line


xk

V
V ∈ Line V2
V2 = V1 + (V2 - V1)
V1

x3

x1 x2
Given: V1, V2

Find: All points belonging to the line


xk

V
V ∈ Line V2
V2 = V1 + (V2 - V1)
V = V1 + t (V2 - V1) V1

x3

x1 x2
Given: V1, V2

Find: All points belonging to the line


xk

V
V ∈ Line V2
V2 = V1 + (V2 - V1)
V = V1 + t (V2 - V1) V1

x3

V = (1-t) V1 + t V2
x1 x2
t ∈ (-∞, +∞)
Kinematic interpretation
t=2
x = (1-t) x1 + t x2
t=1

t=0 x2

x1

t = -2
y = ax + b

[y] = (1 − t)[y1] + t [y2]


x x1 x2

y
xy2

xy1
a = tan ( ɣ )
b

x
y = ax + b

[y] = (1 − t)[y1] + t [y2]


x x1 x2

y
xy2

[y] = [y1] + t [y2 − y1]


x x1 x2 − x1
xy1
a = tan ( ɣ )
b

x
y = ax + b

[y] = (1 − t)[y1] + t [y2]


x x1 x2

y
xy2

[y] = [y1] + t [y2 − y1]


x x1 x2 − x1
xy1
a = tan ( ɣ )

[y − y1] [y2 − y1]


x − x1 x2 − x1 b
= t
x
y = ax + b

[y] = (1 − t)[y1] + t [y2]


x x1 x2

y
xy2

[y] = [y1] + t [y2 − y1]


x x1 x2 − x1
xy1
a = tan ( ɣ )

[y − y1] [y2 − y1]


x − x1 x2 − x1 b
= t
x

{y − y1 = t(y2 − y1)
x − x1 = t(x2 − x1)
y = ax + b
{y − y1 = t(y2 − y1)
x − x1 = t(x2 − x1)

y
xy2
x − x1 y − y1
t= =
x2 − x1 y2 − y1 xy1
a = tan ( ɣ )
b

x
y = ax + b
{y − y1 = t(y2 − y1)
x − x1 = t(x2 − x1)

y
xy2
x − x1 y − y1
t= =
x2 − x1 y2 − y1 xy1
a = tan ( ɣ )
x − x1
y − y1 = (y2 − y1) b
x2 − x1
x
y = ax + b
{y − y1 = t(y2 − y1)
x − x1 = t(x2 − x1)

y
xy2
x − x1 y − y1
t= =
x2 − x1 y2 − y1 xy1
a = tan ( ɣ )
x − x1
y − y1 = (y2 − y1) b
x2 − x1 = tan (
ɣ)
x
y = ax + b
{y − y1 = t(y2 − y1)
x − x1 = t(x2 − x1)

y
xy2
x − x1 y − y1
t= =
x2 − x1 y2 − y1 xy1
a = tan ( ɣ )
x − x1
y − y1 = (y2 − y1) b
x2 − x1 = tan (
ɣ)
x
y = ax + b
{y − y1 = t(y2 − y1)
x − x1 = t(x2 − x1)

y
xy2
x − x1 y − y1
t= =
x2 − x1 y2 − y1 xy1
a = tan ( ɣ )
x − x1
y − y1 = (y2 − y1) b
x2 − x1 = tan (
ɣ)
x

y = a(x − x1) + y1 = ax + y1 − ax1


=b
Line equation
xk

V2

V = (1-t) V1 + t V2 V1

t ∈ (-∞, +∞) x3

x1 x2

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