Student: Ronald Soriano Instructor: Mr.

Rodelio Garin
Course Title: Chapter 2 Equation of a Line Code/Module: Calculus 1
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
I. General Equation of a Line Ax + By + C = 0
a. Find the equation of the line parallel to the x-axis and passing through (-3, 4).
Solution: y=4
b. Determine the equation of the y – axis.
Solution: x=0

II. Slope-Intercept Form: y=mx+b

A. Write the equation of each line given the y – intercept and the slope.
1. m = -3, y = 3
Solution: y=−3 x +3
2. m = 2/5, y = -2
2
Solution: y= x −2
5
B. Express the line 4 x−3 y−12=0 in the slope intercept form. Then sketch the line.

Solution: 4 x−3 y−12=0 Sketch-

3 y=4 x−12
4
y= x−4
3
III. Equations of Pairs of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

Write the equation of the line passing through the point (-2,5)
and :
a. Parallel to the line 3 x−4 y=25.
Solution:
First, we find the slope m of the given line.
4y = 3x – 25
3 25 3
y= x− - m =
4 4 4
3
Second, we write the equation y=mx+b for the line with m = and passing thru point (-2, 5)
4
3 3 13
y= x+ b 5 = (−2)+b  b=
4 4 2
3 13
Equation: y= x+
4 2
b. Perpendicular to the line 3 x−4 y=25.

Solution:
Student: Ronald Soriano Instructor: Mr. Rodelio Garin
Course Title: Chapter 2 Equation of a Line Code/Module: Calculus 1
First, we find the slope m of the given line.
4y = 3x – 25
1 −4
3 25 3 −1 m⊥= =
y= x− m
- mN = -- The ⊥=  3 3
4 4 4 mN
4
−4
Second, we write the equation y=mx+b for the line with m = and passing thru point (-2, 5)
3
−4 −4 7
y= x +b 5 = (−2)+b  b=
3 3 3
−4 7
Equation: y= x+
3 3
y− y 1
IV. Point-Slope Form: m= ; y− y1 =m( x−x 1)
x−x 1

Determine the equation of each line with the given properties.

Then sketch the line.
a. Passing through the point (4,5) and having a slope of 4.
Solution: y−5=4( x−4) Point-Slope Form
y−5=4 x−16 Sketch
General Form: 4 x− y−11=0

b. Having an angle of inclination of arctan

4
3 ( 3
and passing through the point −4 ,− .
2 )
−1 4 4 −3 4 3 4
Solution: θ=tan ( )  m=tan θ= - y− = (x−−4 ) y + = (x +4 )Point-Slope Form
3 3 2 3 2 3

General Form: y + =
3
2
4
3
16 3 4
(
x+ -  6∗ y+ = x +
3 2 3
16
3 )
∗6  6 y +9=8 x+ 32

General Form: 8 x−6 y +23=0 Sketch

x y
V. Intercept Form: + =1
a b

a. Write the general equation of the line having

3
x – intercept of -3 and y-intercept of .
5
Then find the area of the triangle enclosed by this line
and the coordinate axes.
x y
+ =1
Solution: −3 3
5
Student: Ronald Soriano Instructor: Mr. Rodelio Garin
Course Title: Chapter 2 Equation of a Line Code/Module: Calculus 1
General Form:
−x 5 y
3
+ =1  3∗
3
−x 5 y
3
+
3(=1 ∗3 )
General Form: −x +5 y=3
To find the area of the shaded triangle,
the base is 3 units and the height is 0.6 units.
1
Atriangle = ( base x height )
2
1
= (3)(0.6)
2
Atriangle = 0.9 square units

b. Find the equation of the line passing through the point (6,-8) and having an x – intercept that is
twice the y-intercept.
6 −8
Solution: + =1
2b b

2 b∗( 26b + −8b =1)∗2b  6−16=2b  b=−5

a = -10; b = -5

x y
Intercept Form: + =1
−10 −5

General Form: −10∗ ( −10x +−5y =1)∗−10

General Form: x +2 y =−10

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