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If f(x) is linear, the graph of y = f(x) is a straight line. The parameter m in the first two formulas is the slope of this line. In the general form, the slope is -A/B if B 0 and infinite if B = 0. In the slope-intercept form, the parameter b is the y-intercept. In the point-slope form, the point (x0, y0) is a point on the line y = f(x). Any point (x0, y0) on the line will lead to an equivalent equation. We will frequently have to perform the following calculations with linear equations:
Point Slope Form. One type of linear equation is the point slope form, which gives the slope of a line and the coordinates of a point on it. The point slope form of a linear equation is written as . In this equation, m is the slope and (x1, y1) are the coordinates of a point. Letâs look at where this point-slope formula comes from. Hereâs the graph of a generic line with two points plotted on it.