slope of a line - The measure of the change in y to the change in x on a line
Formula: (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)A line has a slope of 1/2 and a run of 50. Find the rise of the line.
A line has a slope of 1/2 and a run of 50. Find the rise of the line. Slope = Rise/Run We're given a run of 50, so let the rise be r. We have: r/50 = 1/2 To solve this proportion, we [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/prop.php?num1=r&num2=1&den1=50&den2=2&propsign=%3D&pl=Calculate+missing+proportion+value']type it in our search engine[/URL] and we get: r = [B]25[/B]
A line has a slope of 7 and a y-intercept of -4. What is its equation in slope intercept form The slope-intercept equation for a line: y = mx + b where m is the slope Given m = 7, we have: y = 7x + b The y-intercept is found by setting x to 0: y = 7(0) + b y = 0 + b y = b We're given the y-intercept is -4, so we have: b = -4 So our slope-intercept equation is: [B]y = 7x - 4[/B]
A line in the xy-plane passes through the origin and has a slope of 4/5. What points lie on that line. Our line equation is: y = mx + b We're given: m = 4/5 (x, y) = (0, 0) So we have: 0 = 4/5(0) + b 0 = 0 + b b = 0 Therefore, our line equation is: y = 4/5x [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/function-calculator.php?num=y%3D4%2F5x&pl=Calculate']Start plugging in values here to get a list of points[/URL]
A line joins A (1, 3) to B (5, 8). (a) (i) Find the midpoint of AB. We type in (1,3),(5,8) to our search engine. We [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/slope.php?xone=1&yone=3&slope=+2%2F5&xtwo=5&ytwo=8&pl=You+entered+2+points']choose our midpoint of 2 points calculator,[/URL] and we get: [B](3, 11/2)[/B]
A line passes through the point -3,4 and has a slope of -5 Using our [URL='http://A line passes through the point -3,4 and has a slope of -5']point slope calculator[/URL], we get a line equation of: y = -5x - 11
A line segment has the endpoints S(10, 7) and T(2, 7). Find the coordinates of its midpoint M. [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/slope.php?xone=2&yone=7&slope=+&xtwo=10&ytwo=7&bvalue=+&pl=You+entered+2+points']Using our midpoint calculator[/URL], we get: M = [B](6, 7)[/B]
A school conducts 27 tests in 36 weeks. Assume the school conducts tests at a constant rate. What is the slope of the line that represents the number of tests on the y-axis and the time in weeks on the x-axis? Slope is y/x,so we have 27/36. [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/fraction.php?frac1=27%2F36&frac2=3%2F8&pl=Simplify']Using our fraction simplifier[/URL], we can reduce 27/36 to 3/4. So this is our slope. [B]3/4[/B]
A school conducts 27 tests in 36 weeks. Assume the school conducts tests at a constant rate. What is the slope of the line that represents the number of tests on the y-axis and the time in weeks on the x-axis? Slope = Rise/Run or y/x Since tests are on the y-axis and time is on the x-axis, we have: Slope = 27/36 We can simplify this, so we [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/fraction.php?frac1=27%2F36&frac2=3%2F8&pl=Simplify']type in 27/36 into our search engine[/URL], and get: [B]Slope = 3/4[/B]
Choose the equation of a line in standard form that satisfies the given conditions. perpendicular to 4x + y = 8 through (4, 3). Step 1: Find the slope of the line 4x + y = 8. In y = mx + b form, we have y = -4x + 8. The slope is -4. To be perpendicular to a line, the slope must be a negative reciprocal of the line it intersects with. Reciprocal of -4 = -1/4 Negative of this = -1(-1/4) = 1/4 Using our [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/slope.php?xone=4&yone=3&slope=+0.25&xtwo=3&ytwo=2&bvalue=+&pl=You+entered+1+point+and+the+slope']slope calculator[/URL], we get [B]y = 1/4x + 2[/B]
Explain the steps you would take to find an equation for the line perpendicular to 4x - 5y = 20 and sharing the same y-intercept Get this in slope-intercept form by adding 5y to each side: 4x - 5y + 5y = 5y + 20 Cancel the 5y's on the left side and we get: 5y + 20 = 4x Subtract 20 from each side 5y + 20 - 20 = 4x - 20 Cancel the 20's on the left side and we get: 5y = 4x - 20 Divide each side by 5: 5y/5 = 4x/5 - 4 y = 4x/5 - 4 So we have a slope of 4/5 to find our y-intercept, we set x = 0: y = 4(0)/5 - 4 y = 0 - 4 y = -4 If we want a line perpendicular to the line above, our slope will be the negative reciprocal: The reciprocal of 4/5 is found by flipping the fraction making the numerator the denominator and the denominator the numerator: m = 5/4 Next, we multiply this by -1: -5/4 So our slope-intercept of the perpendicular line with the same y-intercept is: [B]y = -5x/4 - 4[/B]
Find a linear function f, given f(16)=-2 and f(-12)=-9. Then find f(0). We've got 2 points: (16, -2) and (-12, -9) Calculate the slope (m) of this line using: m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1) m = (-9 - -2)/(-12 - 16) m = -7/-28 m = 1/4 The line equation is denoted as: y = mx + b Let's use the first point (x, y) = (16, -2) -2 = 1/4(16) + b -2 = 4 + b Subtract 4 from each side, and we get: b = -6 So our equation of the line is: y = 1/4x - 6 The questions asks for f(0): y = 1/4(0) - 6 y = 0 - 6 [B]y = -6[/B]
Find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points (1,5) and (3,6). Using our[URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/slope.php?xone=1&yone=5&slope=+2%2F5&xtwo=3&ytwo=6&pl=You+entered+2+points'] point slope calculator[/URL], we get: [B]y = 1/2x + 9/2[/B]
Find the gradient of the the line with the equation 8x - 4y =12 [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/parperp.php?line1=8x-4y%3D12&line2=6x+-+3y+%3D+18&pl=Slope']Type this equation into our search engine[/URL] and choose "slope" and we get: Slope (gradient) = [B]2[/B]
Find y if the line through (1, y) and (2, 7) has a slope of 4. Given two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), Slope formula is: slope = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1) Plugging in our coordinates and slope to this formula, we get: (7 - y)/(2 - 1) = 4 7 - y/1 = 4 7 - y = 4 To solve this equation for y, w[URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/1unk.php?num=7-y%3D4&pl=Solve']e type it in our search engine[/URL] and we get: y = [B]3[/B]
Find y if the line through (1,y) and (4,5) has a slope of 3. Slope formula is: m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1) With m = 3, we have: 3 = (5 - y)/(4 - 1) 3 = (5 - y)/3 Cross multiply: 5 - y = 9 Subtract 5 from each side -y = 4 Multiply each side by -1 [B]y = -4[/B]
If MN is perpendicular to PQ and the slope of PQ is -4 what is the slope for MN the slope of a line perpendicular to another line is the negative reciprocal. Therefore: Slope of MN = -1/Slope of PQ Slope of MN = -1/-4 Slope of MN = [B]1/4[/B]
If the equation of a line passes through the points (1, 3) and (0, 0), which form would be used to write the equation of the line? [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/slope.php?xone=1&yone=3&slope=+&xtwo=0&ytwo=0&bvalue=+&pl=You+entered+2+points']Typing (1,3),(0,0) into the search engine[/URL], we get a point-slope form: [B]y - 3 = 3(x - 1)[/B] If we want mx + b form, we have: y - 3 = 3x - 3 Add 3 to each side: [B]y = 3x[/B]
If the slope is 6 what would the slope of a line parallel to it be? Our rule for the relation of second lines to first lines with regards to slope is this: [LIST] [*]Parallel lines have the [U]same[/U] slope [*]Perpendicular lines have the [U]negative reciprocal[/U] slope [/LIST] So the slope of the line parallel would also be [B]6[/B]
* Slope of the line (rise over run) and the line equation y = mx + b that joins the 2 points
* Midpoint of the two points
* Distance between the 2 points
* 2 remaining angles of the rignt triangle formed by the 2 points
* y intercept of the line equation
* Point-Slope Form
* Parametric Equations and Symmetric Equations
Or, if you are given a point on a line and the slope of the line including that point, this calculates the equation of that line and the y intercept of that line equation, and point-slope form.
Also allows for the entry of m and b to form the line equation
Line m passes through points (3, 16) and (8, 10). Line n is perpendicular to m. What is the slope of line n? First, find the slope of the line m passing through points (3, 16) and (8, 10). [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/slope.php?xone=3&yone=16&slope=+2%2F5&xtwo=8&ytwo=10&pl=You+entered+2+points']Typing the points into our search engine[/URL], we get a slope of: m = -6/5 If line n is perpendicular to m, then the slope of n is denote as: n = -1/m n = -1/-6/5 n = -1*-5/6 n = [B]5/6[/B]
Line m passes through points (7, 5) and (9, 10). Line n passes through points (3, 1) and (7, 10). Are line m and line n parallel or perpendicular [U]Slope of line m is:[/U] (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1) (10 - 5)/(9 - 7) 5/2 [U]Slope of line n is:[/U] (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1) (10 - 1)/(7 - 3) 9/4 Run 3 checks on the slopes: [LIST=1] [*]Lines that are parallel have equal slopes. Since 5/2 does not equal 9/4, these lines [B]are not parallel[/B] [*]Lines that are perpendicular have negative reciprocal slopes. Since 9/4 is not equal to -2/5 (the reciprocal of the slope of m), these lines [B]are not perpendicular[/B] [*][B]Therefore, since the lines are not parallel and not perpendicular[/B] [/LIST]
m is the midpoint of cf for points c(3,4) and f(9,8). Find MF Using our [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/slope.php?xone=3&yone=4&slope=+2%2F5&xtwo=9&ytwo=8&pl=You+entered+2+points']line equation and midpoint calculator[/URL], we get: MF = [B](6, 6)[/B]
The graph shows the average length (in inches) of a newborn baby over the course of its first 15 months. Interpret the RATE OF CHANGE of the graph. [IMG]http://www.mathcelebrity.com/community/data/attachments/0/rate-of-change-wp.jpg[/IMG] Looking at our graph, we have a straight line. For straight lines, rate of change [U][I]equals[/I][/U] slope. Looking at a few points, we have: (0, 20), (12, 30) Using our [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/slope.php?xone=0&yone=20&slope=+2%2F5&xtwo=12&ytwo=30&pl=You+entered+2+points']slope calculator for these 2 points[/URL], we get a slope (rate of change) of: [B]5/6[/B]
The slope of a line is 7/6. What is the slope of any line parallel to this line? Parallel lines have the same slope, because they never touch. So the slope of the parallel line is [B]7/6[/B]
What is the slope of the line through (1,9) and (5,3) [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/slope.php?xone=1&yone=9&slope=+2%2F5&xtwo=5&ytwo=3&pl=You+entered+2+points']We run this through our slope calculator[/URL], and get an initial slope of 6/4. But this is not in simplest form. So we type 6/4 into our calculator, and s[URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/fraction.php?frac1=6%2F4&frac2=3%2F8&pl=Simplify']elect the simplify option[/URL]. We get [B]3/2[/B]
Which of the following equations represents a line that is parallel to the line with equation y = -3x + 4? A) 6x + 2y = 15 B) 3x - y = 7 C) 2x - 3y = 6 D) x + 3y = 1 Parallel lines have the same slope, so we're looking for a line with a slope of 3, in the form y = mx + b. For this case, we want a line with a slope of -3, like our given line. If we rearrange A) by subtracting 6x from each side, we get: 2y = -6x + 15 Divide each side by 2, we get: y = -3x + 15/2 This line is in the form y = mx + b, where m = -3. So our answer is [B]A[/B].
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