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Solution continued
0 = (x + 1)(x − 2 )
x + 1 = 0 or x − 2 = 0
x = −1 or x=2
The x-intercepts are –1 and 2.
EXAMPLE 2 Finding Intercepts
Solution continued
Step 2 To find the y-intercepts, set x = 0, solve
for y.
y = 02 − 0 − 2
y = −2
The y-intercept is –2.
The graph of the linear equation(Line)
-2 -1
1
-1
x-intercept
y=0 ➔ 0=2x+3
x= 2/3
(2/3 , 0) is x-intercept
y- intercept
x=0 ➔ y=2.0+3
y-intercept
y= 3
(0,3) y-intercept
x-intercept
3
-2
LINES
The slope of a nonvertical line that passes through the points P(x1, y1)
and Q(x2, y2) is denoted by m and is defined by
vertical change y
m=
Horizontal change y2
Q(x2, y2)
y2 − y1 Vertical
= . Change
x2 − x1
P(x1, y 1)
y1
x1 x2 x
Horizontal
Change
Either the “rise” or “run” could be zero
y
m is undefined
m (slope) is positive
m=0
m (slope) is negative
x
EXAMPLE 1 Finding and Interpreting the Slope of a Line
Sketch the graph of the line that passes through the points
P(1, –1) and Q(3, 3). Find and interpret the slope of the
line.
Solution
Any two points determine a
line; the graph of the line
passing through the points Vertical Change =4
P(1, –1) and Q(3, 3) is
sketched here.
Horizontal Change = 2
EXAMPLE 1 Finding and Interpreting the Slope of a Line
Solution continued
P(1, –1) and Q(3, 3)
change in y-coordinates y2 − y1
m= =
change in x-coordinates x2 − x1
=
(3) − (−1) 3 +1 4
= = =2
3 − (1) 3 −1 2
Interpretation
The slope of this line is 2; this means that the value of y
increases by exactly 2 units for every increase of 1 unit in the
value of x. The graph is a straight line rising by 2 units for every
one unit we go to the right.
EXAMPLE 2 Finding and Interpreting the Slope of a Line
Equations of Lines
Point-Slope Form: To find the equation of a line, when you
only have two points. The point-slope form of the equation of
a line is y − y1 = m(x − x1 )
where m is the slope and (x1, y1) is a given point.
EXAMPLE 1 Finding an Equation of a Line with Given Point and Slope
Solution
We have x1 = 1, y1 = –2, and m = 3.
y − y1 = m (x − x1 )
y − (−2 ) = 3(x − 1)
y + 2 = 3x − 3
y = 3x − 5
EXAMPLE 2 Finding an Equation of a Line with Given Point and Slope
Find the equation of a line that passes through the point (1,-3)
with slope of 2
EXAMPLE 3 Finding an Equation of a Line Passing Through Two Given Points
y − 7 = (x − 3)
6
5
6 18
y−7= x−
5 5
6 17
y= x+
5 5
EXAMPLE 4 Finding an Equation of a Line with two Given Points
Find the equation of the line through the points (-5,7) and (4,16).
Solution:
16 − 7 9
m= = =1
4 − (−5) 9
Now use the point-slope form with m = 1 and (x1, x2) = (4,16). (We could just as well
have used (-5,7)).
y −16 = 1(x − 4)
y = x − 4 +16 = x +12
EXAMPLE 5 Finding an Equation of a Line with a Given Slope and y-intercept
Solution
The line passes through (0, b).
y − y1 = m (x − x1 )
y − b = m (x − 0 )
y − b = mx
y = mx + b
The slope-intercept form of the equation of the line with
slope m and y-intercept b is
y = mx + b.
The slope is y2 − y1 = −9 +1 = 8
m=
x2 − x1 −2 − 3 5
The equation of this line is
y − y1 = m (x − x1 )
y +1 = 5 (x − 3)
8
8 24
y= x− −1
5 5
8 29
y= x− (slope intercept form)
5 of th5is equation is 8x − 5y − 29 = 0
The general form
Find the equation of the line passes through (-3,2) and parallel to
EXAMPLE 3
y=4x-5.