Geometry - Equation of a straight line including gradient & intercept

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  • In this unit we find the equation of a straight line, when we are given some information about the line. The information could be the value of its gradient, together with the co-ordinates of a point on the line. Alternatively, the information might be the co-ordinates of two different points on the line. There are several different ways of expressing the final equation, and some are more general than others.
  • In this unit we use a system of co-ordinates to find various properties of the straight line between two points. We find the distance between the two points and the mid-point of the line joining the two points.

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