Understanding and Graphing Linear Equations: What is 6/20/19

Slope-Intercept Form?

Lecture Objectives and CA Content Standards What do you know?

Understanding and Graphing Objectives CA Content Standards
Linear Equations: What is ● Students understand the slope-intercept 7.0 Students verify that a point lies on a line, given an

Slope-Intercept Form? form equation

● Students understand how to use slope-
intercept form equation to find slope, y-
intercept
9th grade - Algebra 1 ● Students understand how to graph a
equation of the line. Students are able to derive linear
equations by using the point-slope formula. Discuss with a partner sitting next to you what you know
8.0 Students understand the concepts of parallel lines and
perpendicular lines and how those slopes are related.
about slopes, slope-intercept form, and graphs.
Students are able to find the equation of a line
perpendicular to a given line that passes through a given

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slope-intercept form equation
Students understand how to find
point.

parallel and perpendicular lines 17.0 Students determine the domain of independent
variables and the range of dependent variables defined by
a graph, a set of ordered pairs, or a symbolic expression

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Slope Types of Slopes

How to Find Example: (4,2) (6,4)
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Rise⁄Run
Change in Y over X
- Positive Slope
- +4 Slope
- Rate of Change - Negative Slope Slope = y2-y1 = 4-2 = 2/2 = 1
- Characterizes direction of - -2
X2-x1 6-4
line - Zero Slope
- 0 Slope = 1
- Undefined Slope
- 5/0

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Understanding and Graphing Linear Equations: What is 6/20/19
Slope-Intercept Form?

Find the slope between the two points (8,3) and (15,7)

Now it’s your

Slope-Intercept Form
Explanation 1: Explanation 2:

turn! Find the slope between the two

points (8,3) and (15,7)
Point 1: (8,3) Point 1: (15,7)

Point 2: (15,7) Point 2: (8,3)

Just try it!
Slope = y2-y1 = 7-3 = 4/7 Slope = y2-y1 = 3-7 = -4 / -7 = 4/7 Y = mx + b
X2-x1 15-8 X2-x1 8-15

Slope = 4/7 Slope = 4/7

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What is slope-intercept form? Slope = 8

Graphing Slope-Intercept Form Equations
Y-intercept = 2
Slope intercept form is y = mx+b Example: How to Write a 1. Identify the y-intercept
2. Plug in easy numbers for y-values
(x, y) (4, 8) Slope-Intercept What is the slope-intercept form a. Normally -1, 0, 1
m = slope m=7 Form Equation equation?
3. Plot at least 3 points
Y = 8x + 2 4. Connect the points together to create a line
b = y-intercept (0,b) (0,2)

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Understanding and Graphing Linear Equations: What is 6/20/19
Slope-Intercept Form?

Graphing Example Graphing Example (cont.)

Graph the equation y = 2x+1
3. Plot the three following points Let’s see what
you got!
1. Identify the y - intercept: on a cartesian plot (red).
Graph the line: y = -4x -3
Y-intercept: 1 which means there is point (0,1) ● (-1,-1)
1. Plug in three easy numbers and find the y values: ● (0,1) Just a little practice
● (1,3)
X = -1 : Y = 2(-1) +1 = -1

X = 0 : Y = 2(0) +1 = 1
4. Draw a line through the points
(blue)
X = 1 : Y = 2(1) +1 =3

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Graph the line y = -4x-3

Parallel vs. Perpendicular

A few practice
Y - intercept: (0,-3)
Parallel Lines Perpendicular Lines

X Values: -1, 0, 1 ● Slopes are the same for both lines ● Slopes are opposite signs and the
● Y-intercept MUST be different reciprocal of one another

problems!
Y Values: ● Product of the slopes is -1
Ex.) What is the slope-intercept form equation
Y = -4(-1)-3= 1 for the line that is parallel to y=3x+7 that goes Ex.) Show that 4x-y=7 and x+4y=9 are
through (0,2)? perpendicular.
Y = -4(0)-3 = -3 Y-intercept = 2 Change both equations into slope-intercept I promise you can do them!
form.
Y = -4(1)-3 = -7 Y = 3x+2 4x-y=7 becomes y=4x-7
x+4y=9 becomes y=-¼x + 9/4
Perpendicular because slopes are opposite and
Points to Plot: (-1,1), (0,-3), and (1,-7) reciprocal
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Understanding and Graphing Linear Equations: What is 6/20/19
Slope-Intercept Form?

Write the equation of a line through the point (5,9) that

What are the X-Value How to Solve Points are perpendicular and parallel to the line 5x-y=6 Quick Review!
three points for
values -2, 0, and
Perpendicular to 5x-y=6 Parallel to 5x-y=6
y=6(-2)-8
x=-2 y=-12-8 (-2,-20)
● 5x-y=6 becomes y=5x-6 (slope ● 5x-y=6 becomes y=5x-6 (slope
1 for equation
y=-20
intercept form) intercept form)
y=6(0)-8 ● Perpendicular slope: -⅕ ● Parallel slope: 5

y=6x-8? x=0 y=0-8

y= -8
(0,-8) ● Y = -⅕x + b (substitution)
9=-⅕(5) + b
● Y = 5x + b
9=(5)(5) + b
Slope Slope-Intercept Form Graph Parallel/Perpendicular
9 = -1 + b 9=25 + b
Complete the table in your y=6(1)-8 10 = b -16 = b Slope is the rise over run for a Slope-intercept form is To graph a slope-intercept Parallel lines have the same
x=1 y=6-8 (1,-2)
guided notes. y=-2
graph. In order to solve for y=mx+b. M represents slope. B equation, find the y-intercept slope as the original slope
slope, you use (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) represents the y-intercept. first to find the point when x=0. given. Perpendicular lines have
Y = -⅕x + 10 Y = 5x-16 Then, put in two easy points for the opposite sign and
X and solve for each Y value. reciprocal slope of the original
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connect them with a line.

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