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(x1 y1) = 9 10

(x2 y2) = 1 1

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Answer:

9
Slope m =
8
As a decimal:
m = 1.125

Graph of the line y = mx + b

12 Y

(9, 10)
10

2
(1, 1)
X

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Slope Solution

rise ∆y
m= =
run ∆x
y2 − y1
m=
x2 − x1
1 − 10
m=
1−9
−9
m=
−8
9
m=
8
In decimals:
m = 1.125

Point Slope Form

y − y1 = m(x − x1 )
9
y − 10 = (x − 9)
8
In decimals:

y − 10 = 1.125 (x − 9)

Slope Intercept Form

Find the Equation of the Line:

y = mx + b
by solving for y using the Point Slope Equation.

y − y1 = m(x − x1 )
9
y − 10 = (x − 9)
8
9 9
y − 10 = x − ( × 9)
8 8
9 81
y − 10 = x−
8 8
9 81
y= x− + 10
8 8
9 1
y= x−
8 8

9
m=
8
1
b=−
8
In decimals:

y = 1.125x − 0.125

Standard Form of a Linear Equation

Ax + By = C
Starting with y = mx + b

9 1
y= x−
8 8
Multiply through by the common denominator, 8, to
eliminate the fractions:

8y = 9x − 1

Then rearrange to the Standard Form Equation:

9x − 8y = 1
A=9
B = −8
C=1

y-Intercept, when x = 0

y = mx + b
9 1
y= x−
8 8
When x = 0

9 1
y= ×0−
8 8
1
y=−
8
1
y-intercept = −
8
1
(x, y) = (0, − )
8
In decimals:

(x, y) = (0, −0.125)

x-Intercept, when y = 0

y = mx + b
9 1
y= x−
8 8
When y = 0

9 1
0= x−
8 8
9 1
− x=−
8 8

1 8
x=− ×−
8 9

1
x=
9
1
x-intercept =
9
1
(x, y) = ( , 0)
9
In decimals:

(x, y) = (0.111111, 0)

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Calculator Use

The slope of a line is its vertical change divided

by its horizontal change, also known as rise
over run. When you have 2 points on a line on a
graph the slope is the change in y divided by
the change in x.

The slope of a line is a measure of how steep it

is.

Slope Calculator Solutions

Input two points using numbers, fractions,

mixed numbers or decimals. The slope
calculator shows the work and gives these
slope solutions:

Slope m with two points

Graph of the line for y = mx + b
Point Slope Form y - y1 = m(x - x1)
Slope Intercept Form y = mx + b
Standard Form Ax + By = C
y-intercept, when x = 0
x-intercept, when y = 0

You will also be provided with a custom link to

the Midpoint Calculator that will solve and show
the work to find the midpoint and distance for
your given two points.

How to Calculate Slope of a Line

Calculate slope, m using the formula for slope:

Slope Formula

(y2 − y1 )
m=
(x2 − x1 )
rise ∆y y2 − y1
m= = =
run ∆x x2 − x1
Here you need to know the coordinates of 2
points on a line, (x1, y1) and (x2, y2).

How to Find Slope of a Line

1. Find the difference between the y

coordinates, Δy is change in y

Δy = y2 - y1

2. Find the difference between the x

coordinates, Δx is change in x

Δx = x2 - x1

3. Divide Δy by Δx to find slope

m = Δy/Δx

Example: Find the Slope

Say you know two points on a line and their

coordinates are (2, 5) and (9, 19). Find slope by
finding the difference in the y points, and divide
that by the difference in the x points.

1. The difference between y coordinates Δy

is

Δy = y2 - y1

Δy = 19 - 5

Δy = 14

2. The difference between x coordinates Δx

is

Δx = x2 - x1

Δx = 9 - 2

Δx = 7

3. Divide Δy by Δx to find slope m

14
m=
2
m=7

Line Equations with Slope

There are 3 common ways to write line

equations with slope:

Point slope form

Slope intercept form
Standard form

Point slope form is written as

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

Using the coordinates of one of the points on

the line, insert the values in the x1 and y1 spots
to get an equation of a line in point slope form.

Lets use a point from the original example

above (2, 5), and the slope which we calculated
as 7. Put those values in the point slope format
to get an equation of that line in point slope
form:

y - 5 = 7(x - 2)

If you simplify the point slope equation above

you get the equation of the line in slope
intercept form.

Slope intercept form is written as

y = mx + b

Take the point slope form equation and multiply

out 7 times x and 7 times 2.

y - 5 = 7(x - 2)

y - 5 = 7x - 14

Continue to work the equation so that y is on

one side of the equals sign and everything else
is on the other side.

Add 5 to both sides of the equation to get the

equation in slope intercept form:

y = 7x - 9

Standard form of the equation for a line is

written as

Ax + By = C

You may also see standard form written as Ax +

By + C = 0 in some references.

Use either the point slope form or slope

intercept form equation and work out the math
to rearrange the equation into standard form.
Note that the equation should not include
fractions or decimals, and the x coefficient
should only be positive.

Slope intercept form: y = 7x - 9

Subtract y from both sides of the equation to get

7x - y - 9 = 0

Add 9 to both sides of the equation to get 7x - y

=9

Slope intercept form y = 7x - 9 becomes 7x - y =

9 written in standard form.

Find Slope From an Equation

If you have the equation for a line you can put it

into slope intercept form. The coefficient of x will
be the slope.

Example

You have the equation of a line, 6x - 2y = 12,

and you need to find the slope.

Your goal is to get the equation into slope

intercept format y = mx + b

1. Start with your equation 6x - 2y = 12

2. Add 2y to both sides to get 6x = 12 + 2y
3. Subtract 12 from both sides of the
equation to get 6x - 12 = 2y
4. You want to get y by itself on one side of
the equation, so you need to divide both
sides by 2 to get y = 3x - 6
5. This is slope intercept form, y = 3x - 6.
Slope is the coefficient of x so in this case
slope = 3

How to Find the y-Intercept

The y-intercept of a line is the value of y when

x=0. It is the point where the line crosses the y
axis.

Using the equation y = 3x - 6, set x=0 to find the

y-intercept.

y = 3(0) - 6

y = -6

The y-intercept is -6

How to Find the x-Intercept

The x-intercept of a line is the value of x when

y=0. It is the point where the line crosses the x
axis.

Using the equation y = 3x - 6, set y=0 to find the

x-intercept.

0 = 3x - 6

3x = 6

x=2

The x-intercept is 2

Slope of Parallel Lines

If you know the slope of a line, any line parallel

to it will have the same slope and these lines
will never intersect.

Slope of Perpendicular Lines

If you know the slope of a line, any line

perpendicular to it will have a slope equal to the
negative inverse of the known slope.

Perpendicular means the lines form a 90° angle

when they intersect.

Say you have a line with a slope of -4. What is

the slope of the line perpendicular to it?

First, take the negative of the slope of

your line
-(-4) = 4
Second, take the inverse of that number. 4
is a whole number so its denominator is 1.
The inverse of 4/1 is 1/4.
The negative inverse of a slope of -4 is a
slope of 1/4.
A line perpendicular to your original line
has a slope of 1/4.

Further Study

Brian McLogan (2014) Determining the slope

between two points as fractions, 10 June. At
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Hz_eapwVcrM

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