(5, 30) (3, 18)

y Job Pay
35

30

25
$ Pay

20

15

10
5
y2 - y1 0 x
m=
x2 - x1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Hours Worked

(5, 30) (3, 18)

x1 y1 x2 y2

y2 - y1 =
18 - 30
=
-12
= 6
m= 3-5 -2
x2 - x1

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 (2, 14) (5, 20)

y Internet Cost
$ Cost

Hours
(2, 14) (5, 20)
x1 y1 x2 y2

y2 - y1 = 20 - 14 = 6
=
m=
x2 - x1 5-2 3 2

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Yes, the slope and y-intercept are needed to write the
equation of a line.

Dec 21­5:08 PM

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x1 y1

Dec 21­5:49 PM

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y - y1 m(x - x1)

y-8 -1(x - -6)

y-8 -1(x + 6)

y-8 -x - 6
+8 +8

y -x + 2 8

y = -x + 2

Dec 21­6:22 PM

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 x1 y1
1. 2.

y - y1 = m(x - x1) y - y1 = m(x - x1)

y - -5 = 2(x - -3)
y - 9 = -2(x - -1)
y + 5 = 2(x + 3)
y - 9 = -2(x + 1) y + 5 = 2x + 6
y - 9 = -2x - 2 -5 -5
+9 +9 y = 2x + 1
y = -2x + 7

Dec 21­6:40 PM

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 y2 - y1
x2 - x1
3-1
= 2
5-1 4

½
(1, 1)

y - y1 m(x - x1)

y - 1 ½(x - 1)

y - 1 = ½(x - 1)

y - 1 ½x - ½
+1 +1
y ½x + ½ 1

y = ½x + ½

Dec 21­6:36 PM

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 x1 y1 x2 y2
x1 y1 x2 y2

y2 - y1 -3 - -4 y2 - y1 = -3 - 6 = -9
m= = = 1 m= 8 - -4 12
x2 - x1 5-3 2 x2 - x1
m = -¾
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
y - -4 = ½(x - 3) y - 6 = -¾(x - -4)
y + 4 = ½x - 1½ y - 6 = -¾(x + 4)
-4 -4
y - 6 = -¾x - 3
y = ½x - 5 ½ +6 +6

y = -¾x + 3

Dec 21­6:25 PM

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 x1 x1 y1 x2 y2 x1 y1 x2 y2
y1 x2 y2

y2 - y1 y2 - y1
m= = 1-3
m=
y2 - y1 1 - -6 m= = -3 - -9
x2 - x1 -4 - -7
= x2 - x1 6 - -2
x2 - x1 -2 - 5
-2 6 3
m= m=
7
= -1 m= = 4
3 -7 8
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
-2 y - y1 = m(x - x1) y - y1 = m(x - x1)
y - 3 = (x - -7)
3 y - -6 = -1(x - 5) 3
-2
y - -9 = (x - -2)
4
y - 3 = (x + 7) y + 6 = -1x + 5
3
3
-6 -6 y + 9 = (x + 2)
-2 2 4
y - 3 = x - 4
+3 3 3 y = -1x - 1 y + 9 = 3
x + 1½
+3
4
-2 2 -9 -9
y = x - 1 3 3
3 y = x - 7½
4

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When given a slope and a point, you substitute them into the
point-slope form and simplify.
When given two points, you have to find the slope first. Then
substitute the slope and a point into the point-slope form.

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Assignment  
Part I:    Pg. 282  #12­20 even, 24, 26

Part II:   Pg. 288  #22­32 even (do not graph), 52, 58

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