ELL Writing Equations of Lines

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What is the slope-intercept form of a linear equation?

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How do you find the slope between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?

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What does the y-intercept represent in a linear equation?

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How can you determine if two lines are parallel?

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Two lines are parallel if they have the same slope (m) but different y-intercepts (b).

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What is the equation of a horizontal line?

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What is the equation of a vertical line?

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Front

How do you write the equation of a line given a point and a slope?

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Front

What is the point-slope form of a linear equation?

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Front

How do you convert from standard form to slope-intercept form?

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Front

What is the significance of the slope in a linear equation?

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The slope indicates the steepness and direction of the line: positive slope means the line rises, negative slope means it falls.