IXL - Find the slope and intercepts from an equation (Algebra 1 practice)

Find the

-intercept

of the line

Write your answer as an integer or as a simplified proper or improper fraction, not as an ordered

pair.

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question

Find the slope of the line

–

(

–

)

Write your answer as an integer or as a simplified proper or improper

fraction.

key idea

The point-slope form of the equation of a line is

–

(

–

)

where

is the slope and

(

)

is a point on the line.

solution

The equation

–

(

–

)

is in point-slope form. For equations in this form,

is the slope.

–

(

–

)

–

(

–

)

The slope is

–

Looking for more? Try these:

Lesson: Slope-intercept form

Lesson: Point-slope form

Lesson: Standard form of linear equations

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Not feeling ready yet? These can help:

L.8Linear equations: solve for y

L.10Standard form: find x- and y-intercepts

L.3Slope-intercept form: find the slope and y-intercept

Lesson: Slope-intercept form

Lesson: Point-slope form

Lesson: Standard form of linear equations

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