Equation For A Line
Equation For A Line
In mathematics we have so many fields like geometry, algebra, calculus, trigonometry etc but
in geometry the meaning of line is a straight line which consists of at least two points and can
be extend in both the directions up to infinity but the condition is we have to extend this in
straight manner and no curve should be present otherwise it is not a line.
Now we are going to learn the meaning of Equation of a Line, so there are various forms of a
straight line like slope intercept form, point slope form etc but we are going to see standard
form of straight line.
Equation of line is Ax + By = C
Where A and B are not equal to 0
In the above equation x and y are coordinates and A, B and C are constants and also
constants A and B are not equal to 0 and also there is no thickness in line which is property of
line.
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Now we are taking an equation and the find out the coordinates after that we plot these
coordinates on graph and we get straight line so the equation of line is 3x + 4y = 2
Now putting x = 0 then we have y = (1/2)
Now putting x = 1 then we have y = (-1/4)
Now putting x = 2 then we have y = (-1)
So now we have three coordinates and that is (x1, y1), (x2, y2) and (x3, y3) ant their values
are (0, 1/2), (1, -1/4) and (2, -1) respectively and now if we plotted these coordinates on graph
then we get straight line so the standard form of line is Ax + By = C and A and B are not equal
to 0.
This standard form is useful when we want to graph any line or it is also used when we know
the y intercept of line or x intercept of line so that we can find the intercept of other coordinate
and get the straight line.
There are also other forms like slope intercept form or point slope form and these forms are
use ful when we have to find the slope of line.
Now if the slope of any two lines is same then they are paral el to each other and if the slope
of one line is equal to the negative reciprocal of other line then these two lines are
perpendicular to each other.
So if m1 = m2 then lines are paral el and
If m1 = -1/m2 then line are perpendicular.
Where m = slope of line.
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Now if we want to find the slope of line then we have to know this formula
m = (y1 - y2) / (x1 - x2)
Suppose that we have two coordinates of line, first coordinate is (6, 8) and second coordinate
is (2, 2) now find out the slope of line then putting the values in above formula
m = (8 - 6) / (6 - 2)
m = 2/4
m= 1/2
So by this way we find the slope of any line and also the intercepts of x and y and when we
know the intercepts then we plot this on graph and get line.


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