SOLUTION: what is point slope form? and when do i know when to use it?

SOLUTION: what is point slope form? and when do i know when to use it?

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Question 351468: what is point slope form? and when do i know when to use it?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

There's no right or wrong time to use it.
It's one of 3 forms for linear equations with the point-slope form and the general form being the other two.
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