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Writing Linear Equations What You'll Learn Skim the Examples in the lesson. Write the slope formula, and then write a verbal description of how to use the slope formula. List three situations when using the Slope-Intercept Form would be appropriate.

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Writing Linear Equations What You'll Learn Skim the Examples in the lesson. Write the slope formula, and then write a verbal description of how to use the slope formula. List three situations when using the Slope-Intercept Form would be appropriate.

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NAME

2-4

DATE

PERIOD

Writing Linear Equations

What Youll Learn

Skim the Examples in the lesson. Predict two things you


think you will learn about writing linear equations.
1.

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2.

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Active Vocabulary

Review Vocabulary Write the slope formula, and then write a


verbal description of how to use the slope formula.
(Lesson 2-3)

New Vocabulary Label the equations with the correct terms.

Lesson 2-4

Copyright Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

point-slope form

y = mx + b

slope-intercept form
y-coordinate of point on
the line
slope
y-intercept

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

x-coordinate of point on
the line

Chapter 2

25

Glencoe Algebra 2

NAME

DATE

PERIOD

Lesson 2-4 (continued)

Main Idea
Forms of Equations

Details
The directions Write the equation of the line
given . . . can take on many variations. List three
situations when using the Slope-Intercept Form would
be appropriate and two situations when using the
Point-Slope Form would be appropriate.
Slope Intercept Form
y = mx + b

Point Slope Form


y y1 = m(x x1)

Write an equation for each of the three following


lines.

1. a line which has an x-intercept of 4 and a y-intercept


of -2

2. a line parallel to the line in Exercise 1

3. a line perpendicular to the line in Exercise 1

Helping You Remember

How can you use the slope formula to remember

the point-slope form?

Chapter 2

26

Glencoe Algebra 2

Copyright Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Parallel and
Perpendicular Lines

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