Lines in the Plane and Slope

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Introduction

The simplest mathematical model for relating two variables is the linear equation . This equation is called Linear because its graph is a line. is the slope and is the y-intercept.

Finding the slope

For instance, suppose you want to find the slope of the line passing through the points and

Notes:

A vertical line has equation of the form where is any constant.