Point Slope Form of an Equation
The point-slope form of a linear equation is an equation of the form y y1 = m(x x1), where m is the slope of the graph and the point (x1, y1) is a point that lies on the graph.
If you are given a point that lies on a line and the slope of the line, you can immediately write the equation in point-slope form.
If you are given two points that lie on a line, first find the slope using the formula for the slope, then use either point to write the equation in point-slope form.
You now have 3 forms of a linear equation: point-slope, slope-intercept, and standard form. You can convert from one form to the other two forms using algebraic transformations of the given equation.
Point Slope Form of an Equation
Lecture Slides are screen-captured images of important points in the lecture. Students can download and print out these lecture slide images to do practice problems as well as take notes while watching the lecture.

























Carleen Eaton
Grant Fraser




Start Learning Now
Our free lessons will get you started (Flash® 10 required).
Sign up for Educator.comGet immediate access to our entire library.
Features Overview