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Unit: Linear Functions Name _____________________________________

Student Handout 5 Date _____________________________Pd______

POINT-SLOPE FORM
Leo knows that the slope of a line is -4 and the line passes
through the point (-7, 18). Without doing any calculations, can
Leo easily write an equation for the line in slope-intercept
form? Why or why not? Record your thoughts in the bubble
at the right.

• Point-slope form is another formula


y − y1 = m(x − x1)
for the equation of a _________
POINT-SLOPE
which is easily written when you
FORM
know the __________ (m) and a
__________ on the line (x1, y1).

Write an equation in point-slope form given a point on the line and the slope of the line.
1. 2. 3.
1 5
(8, 3), m = 4 (-6, 12), m = -2 (-2, -11), m = 2

_________________________ _________________________ _________________________


4. 5. Explain how your equations were affected by the sign of the
(1, 0), m = 9 ordered pair values (positive or negative).

_________________________

For each equation in point-slope form, list the slope of the line and a point on the line.
6. 7. 8.
9 2
y − 2 = -7(x − 3) y + 8 = 4 (x − 3) y + 6 = - (x + 9)
3
slope: ____________ slope: ____________ slope: ____________
point: ____________ point: ____________ point: ____________
9. A graphed line has the equation y + 1 = -8(x − 2). Camden and Drew agree the slope is -8.
Camden thinks the line passes through the point (-2, 1) while Drew thinks the line passes through
the point (2, -1). Who do you agree with? Explain.

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y −y
To write an equation in point-slope form given two points, first use x2 − x1 to find the _________.
2 1

Then substitute the slope and the values from one ordered pair into the point-slope equation.

10. Mrs. Bernice asked her students to find the


equation of the line that passes through (-2, 4) (-2, 4) (4, 22)
and (4, 22).

a. Find the slope. ____________

b. In each of the boxes at the right, substitute


the slope and the given ordered pair into
the point-slope equation.

c. Rewrite each equation in slope-intercept


form. What do you notice?

In 11-12, write an equation of the line that passes through the points in point-slope form. Then
rewrite the equation in slope-intercept form.
11. 12.
(8, -5) and (12, -3) (2, 18) and (6, 44)

point-slope form:_______________________ point-slope form:_______________________

slope-intercept form:_______________________ slope-intercept form:_______________________

Write an equation for the relationship in each table in either point-slope or slope-intercept form.
Discuss why you chose the form that you did.
13. 14.
x 0 2 4 6 x 5 10 15 20
y -8 -7.5 -7 -6.5 y -1 -16 -31 -46

_________________________ _________________________
Summarize today’s lesson:

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