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As the name suggests, you need two things to write an equation in point-slope form, a point and the slope.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The slope of a line means how quickly is the line going up or down. You calculate it by seeing how much the Y value changes and divide that by how much the X value changes. You can do this with any two points on the line (Hey, we have two of those!!!)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The difference in Y values here are 7 going to -1, so that's a change of -8. The x values change from 6 to 2, that's a change of -4. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We divide those two values (-8/-4) and get 2. So the slope is 2. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now, whats the formula for point-slope form? Its this\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Y - y = Slope *(X - x)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "where the little x and y's are any point on the line. We can use either (6,7) or (2, -1) and it will work.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Y - 7 = 2 * (X - 6)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Y - (-1) = 2 * (X - 2) [Be careful with subtracting the -1 from the Y]\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We can double check our answer by plugging in the other point into our equation and make sure that both sides are the same.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Y + 1 = 2 * ( X - 2 ) When X = 6 and Y = 7\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7+1=2*(6 - 2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8 = 2*4\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8 = 8 \n" ); document.write( "