Linear Equation Forms

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What is the y-intercept in the equation y = -4x - 5?

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-5

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What form of linear equation is y = mx + b?

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Slope-Intercept Form

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Which of these represents point-slope form of a linear equation?

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y - y₁ = m(x - x₁)

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Write the equation in point-slope form of the line that passes through the point (-2, -1) with slope m = -3.

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y + 1 = -3(x + 2)

Front

What does 'm' represent in the equation y = mx + b?

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Slope

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What is the standard form of a linear equation?

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Ax + By = C, where A, B, and C are integers.

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

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Slope (m) = (y₂ - y₁) / (x₂ - x₁)

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

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y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

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What does the term 'linear' mean in mathematics?

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A relationship that graphs as a straight line.

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

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Rearrange y = mx + b to Ax + By = C.