Point-Slope Practice

Write an equation in point-slope form of the line that passes through the given point and has a given slope m.

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(1, 9), m = -3

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(4, -10), m = 2

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(-5, 6), m = 4

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(-2, -8), m = 3

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(-4, -7), m = -1/2

Graph the equation:

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Write an equation in point-slope form of the line shown.

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Write an equation of the line in point-slope form that passes through the given points. Use the first point in your equation!

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(9, 4), (17, 6)

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(-3, 10), (4, 2)

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(3, -8), (7, -2)

Bryce Canyon National Park

From 1990 to 2000, the number of thousand visits by people to Bryce Canyon National Park increased by about 23.9 thousand visits per year. In 2000, there were about 1102.4 thousand visits to the park.

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Write an equation in point-slope form that gives the number of thousand visits a function of years since 1990. (x=years since 1990, y=thousands of visits)

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Point-Slope Practice

(1, 9), m = -3

(4, -10), m = 2

(-5, 6), m = 4

(-2, -8), m = 3

(-4, -7), m = -1/2

(9, 4), (17, 6)

(-3, 10), (4, 2)

(3, -8), (7, -2)

Write an equation in point-slope form that gives the number of thousand visits a function of years since 1990. (x=years since 1990, y=thousands of visits)

How many visits were made to the park in 1995?

(1, 9), m = -3

(4, -10), m = 2

(-5, 6), m = 4

(-2, -8), m = 3

(-4, -7), m = -1/2

(9, 4), (17, 6)

(-3, 10), (4, 2)

(3, -8), (7, -2)

Write an equation in point-slope form that gives the number of thousand visits a function of years since 1990. (x=years since 1990, y=thousands of visits)

How many visits were made to the park in 1995?