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Question 1011791: I have one question that has three parts to it part A , Part B, and Part C
part a is Can you give me your definition of Linear Equations?
Part B is there a formula for linear equations?
Part C is how can i memorize how to solve for linear equations using statement and reason.
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! part a: An equation that makes a straight line when it is graphed.
Often written in the form: 
what it means:
 = how far up
 = how far along
 = Slope or Gradient (how steep the line is)
 = the y-intercept (where the line crosses the y axis)
How do you find "" and ""?
is easy: just see where the line crosses the  axis and you do it by setting  in given equation and solving for
 (the Slope) needs some calculation:
 which means if you are given two points that lie on a line and their coordinates are ( , ) and ( , ), then slope is
Example: 
 => => => y-intercept is at ( , )
 =>
to graph it make a table for two points
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 |.....choose any value for and find the matching value for ; if  then  =>
plot points and draw a line through
Example: you might be given a graph like this
and asked to find the equation of that line 
first what we see from the graph is that the line goes through origin; so, we know that 
so, your equation will be  or just  and we need to find a slope
as you see from a graph, if that  and if  that 
so, you have points
(,)=(,)
and
(,)=(, )
then you can find the slope:
and your equation is 
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