How do you write the standard form of a line given (4,3) and (7, -2)?
3 Answers
Explanation:
The slope can be computed as
so we get
substituting
we get
Explanation:
"the equation of a line in "color(blue)"standard form"the equation of a line in standard form is.
color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(Ax+By=C)color(white)(2/2)|)))
"where A is a positive integer and B, C are integers"
"to begin obtain the equation in "color(blue)"slope-intercept form"
•color(white)(x)y=mx+b
"where m is the slope and b the y-intercept"
"to calculate m use the "color(blue)"gradient formula"
•color(white)(x)m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)
"let "(x_1,y_1)=(4,3)" and "(x_2,y_2)=(7,-2)
m=(-2-3)/(7-4)=(-5)/3=-5/3
y=-5/3x+blarrcolor(blue)"is the partial equation"
"to find b substitute either of the 2 given points into the"
"partial equation"
"using "(4,3)" then"
3=-20/3+brArrb=9/3+20/3=29/3
y=-5/3x+29/3larrcolor(red)"in slope-intercept form"
"multiply all terms by 3"
3y=-5x+29
"add "5x" to both sides"
5x+3y=29larrcolor(red)"in standard form"
Explanation:
Knowing two points on a line, we can form the equation using the formula,
graph{-(5/3)x + (29/3) [-10, 10, -5, 5]}