WHAT IS

A LINE?
 LINE
• A line is the set of points forming a
straight path on a plane
• The slant (slope) between any two
points on a line is always equal
• A line on the Cartesian plane can
be described by a linear equation
 LINEAR
EQUATION
In standard form

Ax + By = c
where A, B, and C are
Integers and A and B are not
both 0
 LINEAR
EQUATION
• The equation of a line
describes all of the points on
the line
• The equation is the rule for
any ordered pair on the line
1. 3x + 2y – 8 = 0
(4, -2) is on the line
(5, 1) is not on the line

2. x – 7y + 2 = 0
(4, -2) is not on the line
(5, 1) is on the line
• Describes the steepness
and the direction of a line
• Can be denoted as:
m=
rise
; m = y2 – y1
x2 – x 1

SLOPES
run
 Find the slope between (-
3, 6) and (5, 2)

(-
3,6)

m= 4= 1 (5,2)
-8 -2
 LINEAR
EQUATION
Slope-Intercept Form

y = mx + b
where m is the slope of the
line and b is the y - intercept
y = 8x + 12

2x + y = 4

-25x + 5y =
30
y = 2x + 4
TYPES OF
SLOPES
POSITIVE NEGATIVE

ZERO UNDEFINED
y = 2x + 2

y = 2x + 4
y=x+3
3

y = -3x + 4
 PARALLEL
Same
slope

m1 = 2 m 2 =
2
PERPENDICULAR
Slopes are the negative reciprocals of
each other, product of two lines is -1

m1 = 1 m 2 =
-3
 LINEAR
EQUATION
Point-slope form

y-y1 = m(x-x1)
where m is the slope of the
line and (x1,y1) is any point
 LINEAR
EQUATION
Point-slope form

y-y1 = m(x-x1)
where m is the slope of the
line and (x1,y1) is any point
 m=2;
(4,1)
m = 3/2 ; (2,5)

m = -4 ; (8,3)
SYNTHESIS
HOW DO YOU GRAPH/
FIND THE SLOPE:
• Given two points
• Given the slope and the y-
intercept
• Given the slope and a point that is
not the y-intercept
RECALL:
• Types of Slopes
• Parallel or Perpendicular?
THANK
YOU!