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Videos, worksheets, and solutions to help Grade 8 students learn how to find the equation of a line using the Point Slope Formula.
What is the Point Slope Formula?
The Point-Slope Formula is a way to find the equation of a line when you know:
The formula is:
\(y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)\)
How to use the point-slope formula?
The following diagram shows how to use the point-slope formula to find the equation of a line. Scroll down the page for more examples and solutions.
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Point Slope Form
Learn to write the equation of a line given a point on the line and the slope of the line, by using the point-slope formula, which states that given a point (x1, y1) and a slope m, the equation of the line can be written as y - y1 = m(x - x1)
This video covers how to find the equations of lines if you know the slope and a point using the point-slope formula.
How to write equations of lines given the slope and a point on the line.
Shows how to graph a line if you know the slope and one point on the line.
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