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3.6 Equations of Lines

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the slope of the given points?

(9,−4),(4,−6)

(a)  

2.

Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of each line given the slope and y-intercept.

 Slope=23Slope=-\frac{2}{3}   yintercept=5y-intercept=5  

a)

y=23x+5y=\frac{2}{3}x+5

b)

y=53x+5y=-\frac{5}{3}x+5

c)

y=23x+5y=-\frac{2}{3}x+5

d)

y=x+5y=-x+5

3.

What is the slope of the given points?

(-15, -6), (-18, -19)

(a)  

4.

Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of each line given the slope and y-intercept.


 Slope =4Slope\ =4   yintercept =3y-intercept\ =3  

a)

y=4x3y=4x-3

b)

y=3x+4y=3x+4

c)

y=3x+4y=-3x+4

d)

y=4x3y=-4x-3

5.

Write the point-slope form of the equation of the line through the given point with the given slope. through:(-5,3)   

 slope=-\frac{3}{5} 
 

a)

 y3=35(x+5)y-3=-\frac{3}{5}\left(x+5\right)  

b)

 y3=4(x5)y-3=4\left(x-5\right)  

c)

 y5=35(x3)y-5=\frac{3}{5}\left(x-3\right)  

d)

 y3=4(x+5)y-3=-4\left(x+5\right)  

6.

Write the point-slope form of the equation of the line through the given point with the given slope.

 through (1,5)    slope = 9through\ \left(1,5\right)\ \ \ \ slope\ =\ 9 

a)

 y1=9(x5)y-1=-9\left(x-5\right)  

b)

 y5=9(x1)y-5=9\left(x-1\right)  

c)

 y+1=9(x+5)y+1=-9\left(x+5\right)  

d)

 y+5=9(x+1)y+5=-9\left(x+1\right)  

7.

Write the point-slope form of the equation of the line through the given point with the given slope.


 through: (5,1)     slope =25through:\ \left(5,-1\right)\ \ \ \ \ slope\ =\frac{2}{5}   

a)

 y+1=15(x5)y+1=-\frac{1}{5}\left(x-5\right)  

b)

 y1=25(x+5)y-1=\frac{2}{5}\left(x+5\right)  

c)

 y+1=25(x5)y+1=\frac{2}{5}\left(x-5\right)  

d)

 y+1=x5y+1=x-5  

8.

Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line through the given points.

(-3,4) and (5,1)

HINT:  Calculate Slope.  Write in Point-Slope Form.  Convert.

a)

y=238x+38y=-\frac{23}{8}x+\frac{3}{8}

b)

 y=38x+235y=-\frac{3}{8}x+\frac{23}{5} 

c)

y=12x38y=-\frac{1}{2}x-\frac{3}{8}

d)

 y=38x+238y=-\frac{3}{8}x+\frac{23}{8}  

9.

Write the point-slope form of the equation of the line through the given point with the given slope.


 through: (5,4)     slope =15through:\ \left(-5,4\right)\ \ \ \ \ slope\ =\frac{1}{5}   

a)

 y+4=15(x+5)y+4=\frac{1}{5}\left(x+5\right)  

b)

 y5=115(x+4)y-5=-\frac{1}{15}\left(x+4\right)  

c)

 y4=15(x+5)y-4=-\frac{1}{5}\left(x+5\right)  

d)

 y4=15(x+5)y-4=\frac{1}{5}\left(x+5\right)  

10.

Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line through the given point with the given slope.

 through:(-1,1),\ \ \ slope=-5  
HINT: Write in point slope 1st

a)

 y=5x4y=-5x-4  

b)

 y=4x+5y=-4x+5  

c)

 y=4x+5y=4x+5  

d)

 y=5x4y=5x-4  

11.

Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line through the given point with the given slope.

 through:(1,5),   slope=6through:(-1,5),\ \ \ slope=-6  
HINT: Write in point slope 1st

a)

 y=2x1y=2x-1  

b)

 y=x+2y=-x+2  

c)

 y=6x1y=-6x-1  

d)

 y=x+2y=x+2  

12.

Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line through the given points. 

(-5,-1) and (3,-5)

HINT:  Calculate Slope.  Write in Point-Slope Form.  Convert.

a)

 y=72x12y=-\frac{7}{2}x-\frac{1}{2} 

b)

 y=52x12y=\frac{5}{2}x-\frac{1}{2} 

c)

 y=12x+52y=-\frac{1}{2}x+\frac{5}{2} 

d)

 y=12x72y=-\frac{1}{2}x-\frac{7}{2}