<p> Name: ______Date: ______Period: ______</p><p>Point-Slope Form Notes</p><p>The point-slope form of the equation: </p><p>The coordinates x1 and y1 are taken from a given point ______and m is the ______(______).</p><p>Example 1: A line with a slope of -2 contains the point (3, -3). Write an equation in point-slope form. 1. Slope: 1. Find the slope and a point.</p><p>Point: 2. Replace the variables in the formula (leaving only x and y). 2. Formula:</p><p>Practice: Write the equation of the line passing through the point (-1, 7) and having a slope of -3.</p><p>1 Write the equation of the line passing through the point (2, -4) and having a slope of . 4</p><p> Write the equation of the line passing through the point (3, -2) and having a slope of 0.</p><p>Example 2: Identify the point and slope used: 1 y  3  ( x 1 ) y  4  2(x 1) y  3  x  2 y  7(x 11) 2</p><p>    Name: ______Date: ______Period: ______</p><p>Example 3: Use the points (2, -4) and (7, 3) to write the equation of a line in point-slope form. 1. Slope: 1. Find the slope.</p><p>2. Pick EITHER point to use in the formula.</p><p>2. Point: 3. Put it in point-slope form.</p><p>3. Formula:</p><p>Practice: Write the equation of the line in point-slope form with points (2, 3) and (-1, -4).</p><p>Write the equation of the line in point-slope form with points (7, -2) and (7, 3).</p><p>Example 4: **Find the equation in point-slope form of the following line:</p><p>Step 1: Find the slope</p><p>Step 2: Pick ANY point.</p><p>Step 3: Put in point-slope form.</p><p>Practice: </p><p>1. 2.</p>