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No, you need either two points, one point and a slope, one point and a y-intercept, or a y-intercept an a slope.

You can also write the equation of a line with an equation of another line but you would have to know if it is parallel or perpendicular.

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Which is the equation of the line that has an x intercept of -5?

There is not a single line, but infinitely many lines, that pass through the point (-5, 0). One thing you can do is choose some random slope, then use the equation for an equation that goes through a point and has a specified slope.


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Which equation represents a line perpendicular to the graph of 3x-6y12?

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How do you write an equation given two points?

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What is the significance of the slope in the graphs?

This is the first fundemental theorem of Calculus. The slope of a line is very important in your first calculus course. The slope tells you the rate of change. This means how much is the object change in height compared to its change in length. The slope of a line in Calculus is used as the first derivative. If you can take the slope of a line at one particular point you will find the answer to the derivative at this point. Remember this. You first equation on your graph is called your position equation. If you take the derivative of this equation it is called the velocity equation. The velocity equation is how much the position equation is sloping at each point. If you take the derivative of the velocity equation you will get the acceleration equation. The accerelation equation is how much the velocity is sloping at each point. You can take the derivative of the acceleration equation and this will give you the jerk equation. The jerk equation is not used in many applications and I have never used this equation in any of my 4 calculus classes.

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Can you always write the equation of a line if you know one point on the line?

You cannot define a line with a single point (a single point only defines itself). You need two points to define a line (and therefore to write the equation for it).


How does using the point-slope form of a linear equation make it easier to write the equation of a line?

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How does using the point - slope form of a linear equation make it easier to write the equation of a line?

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How do you write the equation of the line when I have the points?

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How you find the equation of a line give one point and is parallel to an equation?

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What is the equation of a line in general form with a point -3 0 and an undefined slope?

You can have infinitely many lines through one specific point, each with a different equation. If you want to have a general equation for ANY line that goes through that point, use the point-slope equation for a line, and use a variable for the slope.


You can have more than one point-slope equation for a single line?

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How do you write an equation for a line?

There are several ways to write an equation for a line. One common form is ax + by = c, where a, b, and c are some constant values. A very useful form of the line equation is y = mx + b (m and b are constant). Since this is solved for "y", you can easily calculate pairs of value. Besides, m is the slope, and b is the point where the line intercepts the y-axis. This form can't be used to describe a vertical line, though.