LINEAR EQUATION

A linear equation is an equation in which the

highest power of the variable is always 1. It is
also known as a one-degree equation. The
standard form of a linear equation in one
variable is of the form Ax + B = 0. Here, x is a
variable, A is a coefficient and B is constant.
The standard form of a linear equation in two
variables is of the form Ax + By = C. Here, x
and y are variables, A and B are coefficients
and C is a constant

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3 MAJOR FORM of
LINEAR EQUATION

-POINT SLOPE
-SLOPE INTERCEPT FORM
-STANDARD FORM

POINT SLOPE

Point-slope form is one of the more

commonly used forms of a linear equation,
and has the following structure:
y - y1 = m(x - x1),
where m is the slope of the line, (x1, y1) is a
point on the line, and x and y are variables
representing other points on the line. Point-
slope form can be used when one point on
the line and the slope are known. It is useful
for finding other points on a line given that at
least one point and the slope of the line are
known.
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Point Slope Formula
The point slope form formula is used to find
the equation of a line. The equation of a line
with a given slope and with a given point is
found using the point slope form. This
formula is used only when we know the slope
of the line and a point on the line. We have
some other formulas as well to find the
equation of a line such as slope-intercept
form, intercept form, etc. Here is the point
slope formula,
Point Slope Formula in Math:
y − y11 = m (x − x11)
where,
 (x, y) is a random point on the line(which
should be kept as variables while applying
the formula).
 (x11, y11) is a fixed point on the line.
 m is the slope of the line.

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SLOPE-INTERCEPT FORM

Slope-intercept form is the most commonly

used form for the equation of a line, and is
expressed as
y = mx + b
where m is the slope, and b is the y-intercept.
It is similar to point-slope form except that it
involves the slope of a line and its

y-intercept, rather than the slope of a line

and a point on the line. It is the special case
of point-slope form given that the point on the
line is also the y-intercept. It is useful
because given a slope and y-intercept, it is
easy to write the equation of a line in slope-
intercept form, as well as graph it. Often, the
equation of a line in other forms is converted
to slope-intercept form because of how
convenient it is to work with.

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Slope Intercept Formula

The graph of the linear equation y = mx + c is

a line with m as slope, m and c as the y-
intercept. This form of the linear equation is
called the slope-intercept form, and the
values of m and c are real numbers.
The slope, m, represents the steepness of a
line. The slope of the line is also termed as
gradient, sometimes. The y-intercept, b, of a
line, represents the y-coordinate of the point
where the graph of the line intersects the y-
axis
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STANDARD FORM

Standard Form for the equation of a line is

expressed as
Ax + By = C
where A, B, and C are usually integers.
Standard form is useful for solving
systems of linear equations. Unlike point-
slope and slope-intercept form, standard
form can be used to represent the
equation of a vertical line, since it does
not involve the use of the slope of the line.
There are other forms used to represent
linear equations as well, but these are a
few of the most commonly used in
algebra.

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