Slope and a Point

Schools Division Office – Manila

Victorino Mapa High School 3. Write the equation of a line that 4. Write the equation of a line that
S.Y. 2024 – 2025 has slope of 4 and a point (3, −3). has slope of -3 and a point (2,1).
Use the Use the
Finding the Equation of a Line point-slope form point-slope form
formula. formula.
Learning Competency: The learner finds the equation of a line given two points, slope
and a point, and the slope and its intercepts. Identify the slope Identify the slope
In the equation, y = mx + b, 𝑚=4; 𝑚 = _____ ;
m and a point m and a point
Part I: Activating Prior Knowledge m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. 𝑥1 = 3; 𝑦1 = −3 𝑥1 = ___ ; 𝑦1 = ___
(𝑥1, 𝑦1). (𝑥1, 𝑦1).
Activity 1: What is the Slope? Example: y = 13x + 7 ; m = 13
Substitute the Substitute the
Directions: Find the slope of each line. To get the slope given values in the _________________ values in the
1] y = −x −  ; m = ___ 4] (2,1) (4,5) m = ___ two points, the formula:
m is the slope and b given formula. given formula.
2] y = 2x +  ; m = ___ 5] (3,5) (-2,-3) m = ___ is the yintercept.
Simplify. _________________ Simplify.
Part II: Unlocking Difficulties
linear equation - a first degree polynomial equation in two variables whose graph is a line Write the Write the
slope – steepness of a line equation of the _________________ equation of the
line. line.
Part III: Understanding and Applying of Concepts
Two Points
5. Find the equation of a line that passes through 6. Find the equation of a line that passes
the points (2,3) and (4, −2) through the points (-6,2) and (3, −5)
Use the two-point Use the two-point
form formula. form formula.

Identify (𝑥1, 𝑦1) Identify (𝑥1, 𝑦1)

𝑥1 = 2 ; 𝑦1 = 3 𝑥1 = ___ ; 𝑦1 = ___
and (𝑥2, 𝑦2). and (𝑥2, 𝑦2).
𝑥2 = 4 ; 𝑦2 = −2 𝑥2 = ___ ; 𝑦2 = ___
Substitute the Substitute the
Activity 2: Do it Yourself values in the _________________ values in the
given formula. given formula.
Direction: Answer items 2, 4 & 6 in the second column.
Simplify. Simplify.
Slope and y-intercept
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𝑥 +
1. Find the equation of a line that has a slope of 2. Find the equation of a line that has a slope of 2 _________________
2 and an intercept of 4. 3 and an intercept of 1.
𝑥+5
Use the slope- Use the slope-
Write the Write the
intercept form intercept form
equation of the _________________ equation of the
formula. formula.
line. line.
Identify the slope or Identify the slope or
𝑚 = 2 and 𝑏 = 4 m and 𝑚 = ____ ; 𝑏 = ____ m and
𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 or b. 𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 or b. Part IV: Examining Understanding
Substitute the Substitute the values Directions: Write the equation of the line in slope- intercept form given the following.
values in the given y = ________ in the given formula. Do it in your notebook.
formula.
1. m = 5 ; b = 6 3. m = ½ ; b = 16 5. m = 3 ; (3,-4)
Simplify. y = ________ Simplify. 2. m = 8 ; b = 13 4. ( -1,3) and (2, 0)
Additional Resources:
Use examples 1, 3 & 5 as your guide. Finding the Equation of a Line Video Lesson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqNxjaWzboE/https://www.youtube.com/watch?vzsF
Finding the Equation of a Line Module:
https://depedtambayan.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/math8_q1_mod12_finding-the-equations-of-a-line_v2.pdf
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