Linear Functions - Unit 2; Sections 2 & 3

What are all the things you should know about linear functions?

Know the slope formula. Know the 3 equations of a line and what each one is used for.
Know how to find the x and y intercepts of a line.
How to Find Slope:
Find slope from two points
Find slope from a graph
Find slope from an equation
Know the four types of lines.

How to graph lines:

Given a point & the slope of the line.
From an equation
o Using a table of values
o From Slope-intercept form
o From Standard Form.

How to Write the equation of a line:

Given slope and y-intercept
Given a point and slope
Given two points.

How to Write the Equations of Parallel & Perpendicular

Lines.
Use point-slope form of the equation of a line by
plugging a point from the new line and the slope
of the given line to write a new equation.

Section 1-There are three ways to Find Slope

Section 1-Finding Slope from two points

A) What is the slope of the line that passes through the given points?

(3,7 )(2,4 )

( 3,1 )(4,1)

( 7,3 ) (7,1)

Section 1-Finding Slope from an equation B) Write the equation in slope-intercept form. What are the slope and y-intercept?

y=

1
x+7
2

2 x +3 y=6

Section 1-Finding Slope from a graph

C) What is the slope of each line?

Section 2-Graph the Equation of the line given a point and slope.

A) What is the graph of a line going through the point (-2,4) with the slope - 5 .

Section 2-Graph the Equation of a line in Slope-Intercept Point.

B) What is the graph of a line y=2 x+3 ?

Steps for B) & C)

1. Rewrite equation in function
form.
Get y by itself.
2. Identify the y-intercept.
3. Identify the slope.
4. Graph the y-intercept.
5. Use slope to get from point
to point (rise/run).
6. Draw a line through the

Section 2-Graph the Equation of a line in Slope-Intercept Point. (When y is not isolated)

C) What is the graph of a line 2 x + y=1 ?

Section 2-Graph the equation of a line using intercepts.

Standard Form of an Equation: ____________________________________________________________

X-intercept: _____________________________________________________________________________
o

How do you find the x-intercept of a line? ____________________________________________

Y-intercept: _____________________________________________________________________________
o

How do you find the y-intercept of a line? ____________________________________________

a. What are the intercepts of

3 x+5 y =15 ? Graph the Equation.

Know the 3 equations of a line and what each one is used for.

Section 3: Writing the Equation of a line

Writing an equation given slope and y-intercept.
2
A) A line has the slope - 5 and y-intercept = -2. What is the equation of the line in
slope-intercept and standard form?

Slope Intercept:
_____________________

Standard:
___________________________

Writing an equation given a point and the Slope.

B) A line passes through

(5,2)

3
with the slope 5 . What is the equation of the line in

Slope-Intercept and Standard Form?

Slope Intercept:
_____________________

Standard:
___________________________

Writing an equation given two points.

C) A line passes through (5,2) and
Slope-Intercept and Standard Form?

(3,6) . What is the equation of the line in

Slope Intercept:
_____________________

Standard:
___________________________

Writing an equation given two points.

D) A line passes through (5,2) and
Slope-Intercept and Standard Form?

Slope Intercept:
_____________________

(3,6) . What is the equation of the line in

Standard:
___________________________

Writing the Equation of Horizontal & Vertical Lines.

HOY

VUX

Section 4 Writing the Equations of Parallel & Perpendicular Lines.

Parallel Lines

Perpendicular Lines

What is the equation of each line in slope-intercept form?

A) The line parallel to y=6 x2 through ( 1,3 ) .

B) The line perpendicular to

y=4 x+

2
3 .

1. What is the formula used to find slope given two points:

_______________________
2. What are the 3 Forms of the Equation of a Line
Slope-Intercept: _________________________________
Standard: ______________________________________
Point Slope: ____________________________________
3. What does HOY VUX Stand For?

For Problems 4-7, write the equation of a line that fits the given
information.
Leave your final answer in Slope-Intercept Form.
4. Slope = -7, y-intercept = 10
_______________________________
5. Slope =

3
4 , y-intercept = 0

Equation:

Equation:

_______________________________
6. Vertical line crossing the x-axis at -1
_______________________________

Equation:

7. Horizontal line crossing the y-axis at 4 Equation:

_______________________________
For Problems 8 and 9, write the equation of a line with the given slope that
passes through the given point.
**Which equation do you use when you do not know the y-intercept?
_____________________
Leave your final answer in Slope-Intercept Form.
8. Slope = -1, point: (3 , -3 )
_______________________________

Equation:

9. Slope = , point: ( 2 , -2 )
_______________________________

Equation:

**Which equation do you use to write an equation if you are given two points?
______________
***What do you have to first before plugging the values in the equation?
___________________
For Problems 10 and 11, write the equation of a line that passes through the
two given points.
Leave your final answer in Standard Form
10. Points: (2 , 2 ), (3 , 4 )
_______________________________

Equation:

11. Points: (-3 , -2 ), (-4 , -5 )

_______________________________

Equation:

For Problems 12 and 13, write the equation in Standard Form.

12. The line parallel to

y=3 x+ 4

through (0,1)

13.

The line perpendicular to 2 x +3 y=9 through (1,3)