Section 3.

1 Examples

I- Find the equation of the straight line L1 that passes through:

1. (0,3) with slope 4

y  m( x  x1 )  y1
y  4( x  0)  3
y  4x  3

2. (2 ,  1) with slope  2

y  m( x  x1 )  y1
y  2( x  2)  1
y  2 x  3

3. (2 ,  1) and (5 , 4)

y2  y1 4  1 5
m  
x2  x1 5  2 3
y  m( x  x1 )  y1
5
y  ( x  2)  1
3
5 10
y  x  1
3 3
5 13
y  x
3 3

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4. (  1,3 )and is parallel to the line L2 : y  5x  7

L1 / / L2  m1  m2

L2 : y  5 x  7
y  5x  7
m2  5
 m1  5

y  m( x  x1 )  y1
L1 : y  5( x  1)  3
y  5x  8

5. (3,4) and is perpendicular to L2 : 7 y  5x   y  2 x  7

L2 : 7 y  y  2 x  5 x  7
 6 y  3 x  7
3 7
y x
6 6
1 7 1
y  x m2 
2 6 2

1
L1  L2  m1   2
m2

y  m( x  x1 )  y1
L1 : y  2( x  3)  4
y  2 x  10

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6. (  5,3 ) and is vertical.
x  x1
L1: x  5
(x is always fixed)

7. (  7,4 ) and is horizontal.

y  y1
L1 : y  4
(y is always fixed)

8. (2 ,  1) and slope undefined

slope undefined  the line is vertical (x is always fixed)

x  x1
L1 : x  2
9. (5,7) and is perpendicular to the line L2 : x  5

L2 is vertical
L1  L2  L1 is horizontal
y  y1
L1 : y  7

10.(5,7) and is parallel to the line L2 : x  5

L2 Is vertical
L1 / / L2  L1 is vertical
x  x1
L1 : x  5

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  L1 : 2ax  3 y  1
II- Given the two straight lines:  L : y  7  6 x
 2
1. Find the constant a if L1 is parallel to L2 .
L1 : 2ax  3 y  1
3 y  2ax  1
2a 1
y x
3 3
2a
m1 
3
L2 : y  7  6 x
y  6x  7
m2  6

L1 / / L2  m1  m2
2a
6
3
a9

2. Find the constant a if L1 is perpendicular to L2 .

2a
m1  , m2  6
3

L1  L2  m1  m2  1
2a
 6  1
3
4a  1
1
a
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