Name: ____________________ Lesson 1-1

Pre-Calculus

EQUATIONS OF LINES

Warm Up: Write the equation of each line below.

GIVEN THE SLOPE AND Y-INTERCEPT GIVEN THE GRAPH

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slope = 2 y-intercept = –3

GIVEN THE SLOPE AND A POINT GIVEN TWO POINTS

slope = −2 (–3, 6) (–4, 2) (4, 8)

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Slope-Intercept Form Point-Slope Form Standard Form

y = mx + b
Used to find the equation of a
line when given the slope and
the y-intercept.
y – y1 = m(x – x1)
Ax + By = C
y = m(x – x1) + y1
Used to find the equation of a Used to find the slope.
line when given a point on the 𝐴
line and the slope. 𝑚=−
𝐵

𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑦 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑦2 −𝑦1

Slope = 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑥 = = = Rate of Change
𝑟𝑢𝑛 𝑥2 −𝑥1

1. Write the equation of each line described below:

a. The line with a y-intercept of 4 and an x-intercept of –2.

b. The horizontal line passing through (5, –7).

c. The vertical line passing through (2, –8).

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EQUATIONS OF LINES PRACTICE

Directions: Match each equation to its corresponding graph:

1. y + 6 = –2(x – 5) __________ 4. y – 5 = 2(x – 4) __________

2. 6y = –12 __________ 5. 3x + 2y = 2 __________

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3. y = – 3(x + 3) + 1 __________ 6. –3x + 3y = –12 __________

A B C

D E F