An ordered pair of real numbers is a pair of

real numbers in which the order is specified,

and is written by enclosing a pair of numbers in
parentheses and separating them with a comma.
The ordered pair (a, b) has first component a
and second component b. Two ordered pairs
(x, y) and (a, b) are equal if and only if x = a
and y = b.
The sets of ordered pairs of real numbers are
identified with points on a plane called the
coordinate plane or the Cartesian plane.
We begin with two coordinate lines, one
horizontal (x-axis) and one vertical (y-axis), that
intersect at their zero points. The point of
intersection of the x-axis and y-axis is called the
origin. The x-axis and y-axis are called
coordinate axes, and the plane formed by them
is sometimes called the xy-plane.
The axes divide the plane into four regions called
quadrants, which are numbered as shown in the
next slide. The points on the axes themselves do
not belong to any of the quadrants.
The figure shows how each ordered pair (a, b)
of real numbers is associated with a unique
point in the plane P, and each point in the plane
is associated with a unique ordered pair of real
numbers. The first component, a, is called the
x-coordinate of P and the second component,
b, is called the y-coordinate of P, since we
have called our horizontal axis the x-axis and
our vertical axis the y-axis.
The x-coordinate indicates the point’s distance to
the right of, left of, or on the y-axis. Similarly, the
y-coordinate of a point indicates its distance above,
below, or on the x-axis. The signs of the x- and y-
coordinates are shown in the figure for each
quadrant. We refer to the point corresponding to
the ordered pair (a, b) as the graph of the ordered
pair (a, b) in the coordinate system. The notation
P(a, b) designates the point P in the coordinate
plane whose x-coordinate is a and whose
y-coordinate is b.
 EXAMPLE 1 Graphing Points

Graph the following points in the xy-plane:

A 3,1, B 2, 4 , C 3, 4 , D 2, 3, E 3, 0 
Solution
A 3,1 3 units right, 1 unit up
B 2, 4  2 units left, 4 units up
C 3, 4  3 units left, 4 units down
D 2, 3 2 units right, 3 units down
E 3, 0  3 units left, 0 units up or down
 EXAMPLE 1 Graphing Points

Solution continued

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The points where a graph intersects (crosses or touches) the
coordinate axes are of special interest in many problems.
Since all points on the x-axis have a y-coordinate of 0, any
point where a graph intersects the x-axis has the form (a, 0).
The number a is called an x-intercept of the graph. Similarly,
any point where a graph intersects the y-axis has the form (0,
b), and the number b is called a y-intercept of the graph.

PROCEDURE FOR FINDING THE INTERCEPTS OF A GRAPH

Step1 To find the x-intercepts of an equation, set y = 0 in
the equation and solve for x.

Step 2 To find the y-intercepts of an equation, set x = 0 in

the equation and solve for y.
EXAMPLE 1 Finding Intercepts
 EXAMPLE 2 Finding Intercepts

Find the x- and y-intercepts of the graph of the

equation y = x2 – x – 2.
Solution
Step 1 To find the x-intercepts, set y = 0, solve
for x. 0 x x2
2

0  x  1x  2 
x  1  0 or x  2  0
x  1 or x2
The x-intercepts are –1 and 2.
 EXAMPLE 2 Finding Intercepts

Solution continued
Step 2 To find the y-intercepts, set x = 0, solve
for y.
y  02  0  2
y  2
The y-intercept is –2.
 The graph of the linear equation(Line)

The following steps can be used to draw the graph of

a linear equation.

Step1 ) Select at least 2 values for x

Step2 ) Substitute them in the equation and find the
corresponding values for y
Step3 ) Plot the points on cartesian plane
Step4 ) Draw a straight line through the points.
X -2 -1 0 1
y -1 1 3 5

-2 -1
1
-1
x-intercept
y=0  0=2x+3
x= 2/3

(2/3 , 0) is x-intercept
y- intercept
x=0  y=2.0+3
y-intercept
y= 3

(0,3) y-intercept
x-intercept
 3

-2
 LINES

Many relationships between quantities can be represent conveniently

by straight lines.
The slope of a nonvertical line that passes through the points P(x1, y1)
and Q(x2, y2) is denoted by m and is defined by

vertical change y
m
Horizontal change y2
Q(x2, y2)

y2  y1 Vertical
 . Change
x2  x1
P(x1, y1)
y1

x1 x2 x
Horizontal
Change
Either the “rise” or “run” could be zero
y

m is undefined

m (slope) is positive

m=0

m (slope) is negative

x
 EXAMPLE 1 Finding and Interpreting the Slope of a Line

Sketch the graph of the line that passes through the points
P(1, –1) and Q(3, 3). Find and interpret the slope of the
line.

Solution
Any two points determine a
line; the graph of the line
passing through the points Vertical Change =4
P(1, –1) and Q(3, 3) is
sketched here.
Horizontal Change = 2
 EXAMPLE 1 Finding and Interpreting the Slope of a Line

Solution continued
P(1, –1) and Q(3, 3)
change in y -coordinates y2  y1
m 
change in x-coordinates x2  x1


 3   1 3  1 4
  2
3  1 3 1 2
Interpretation
The slope of this line is 2; this means that the value of y
increases by exactly 2 units for every increase of 1 unit in the
value of x. The graph is a straight line rising by 2 units for every
one unit we go to the right.
EXAMPLE 2 Finding and Interpreting the Slope of a Line
 Equations of Lines
Point-Slope Form: To find the equation of a line, when you
only have two points. The point-slope form of the equation of
a line is
y  y1  m( x  x1 )
where m is the slope and (x1, y1) is a given point.
 EXAMPLE 1 Finding an Equation of a Line with Given Point and Slope

Find the point–slope form of the equation of the line passing

through the point (1, –2) and with slope m = 3. Then solve for y.

Solution
We have x1 = 1, y1 = –2, and m = 3.

y  y1  m x  x1 
y  2   3x  1
y  2  3x  3
y  3x  5
 EXAMPLE 2 Finding an Equation of a Line with Given Point and Slope

Find the equation of a line that passes through the point (1,-3)
with slope of 2
 EXAMPLE 3 Finding an Equation of a Line Passing Through Two Given Points

Find the point–slope form of the equation of the line l passing

through the points (–2, 1) and (3, 7). Then solve for y.
Solution
7 1 6 6
First, find the slope. m   
3  2  3  2 5
We have x1 = 3, y1 = 7.
y  y1  m x  x1 
6
y  7  x  3
5
6 18
y7 x
5 5
6 17
y x
5 5
 EXAMPLE 4 Finding an Equation of a Line with two Given Points

Find the equation of the line through the points (-5,7) and (4,16).
Solution:

16  7 9
m  1
4  (5) 9

Now use the point-slope form with m = 1 and (x1, x2) = (4,16). (We could just as well
have used (-5,7)).
y  16  1( x  4)
y  x  4  16  x  12
 EXAMPLE 5 Finding an Equation of a Line with a Given Slope and y-intercept

Find the point–slope form of the equation of the line

with slope m and y-intercept b. Then solve for y.

Solution
The line passes through (0, b).
y  y1  m x  x1 
y  b  m x  0 
y  b  mx
y  mx  b
The slope-intercept form of the equation of the line with
slope m and y-intercept b is
y  mx  b.

EXAMPLE 1 Slope – Intercept Form

EXAMPLE 2 Find the Slope and y-intercept of a line
EXAMPLE Equations of Horizontal and Vertical Lines
 PARALLEL AND PERPENDICULAR LINES
Let l1 and l2 be two distinct lines with slopes m1 and m2,respectively.
Then
l1 is parallel to l2 if and only if m1 = m2.
l1 is perpendicular l2 to if and only if m1•m2 = –1.
Any two vertical lines are parallel, and any horizontal line is
perpendicular to any vertical line.
EXAMPLE 2 Find the equation of the line passes through (3,-1) and (-2,-9).

The slope is y2  y1 9  1 8
m  
x2  x1 2  3 5

The equation of this line is

y  y1  m  x  x1 
8
y  1   x  3
5
8 24
y x 1
5 5
8 29
y x (slope intercept form)
5 5
The general form of this equation is
8 x  5 y  29  0
 Find the equation of the line passes through (-3,2) and parallel to
EXAMPLE 3
y=4x-5.

l1 and l2 are parallel l1 / / l2 , m1  m2 l1 : y  4 x  5, m1  4

m1  m2  4
The equation of the line l2 is
y  y1  m  x  x1 
y  2  4  x  3
y  4 x  12  2
y  4 x  14  l2 
Find the equation of the line passes through (-3,2) and
EXAMPLE 4
perpendicular to y=4x-5.
y  y1  m  x  x1 
l1 is perpendicular to l2 , 1
1
y2  x  3
4
m1.m2  1, 4m2  1, m2  
4 1 5
y x
4 4
 Find the equation of the line passes through (2,-3) and it is
EXAMPLE 5
vertical.

Line passes through (2,-3) and it has no slope and y-

interceptand it is vertical.
The equation of the line is x  2.

EXAMPLE 6 Find the equation of the line passes through (7,4) and
perpendicular to y=-4.

Line passes through (7,4) and it is perpendicular to y=-4.

The slope of this line is m1  0 . m1.m2  1, m2   1  undefined
l 0
The equation of the line 2 is x=7.