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Equations of Straight Lines (VCE SSCE General Mathematics): Flashcards

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Slope formula using points $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$

$\frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}$

Rise in slope calculation

$y_2 - y_1$ (vertical change)

Run in slope calculation

$x_2 - x_1$ (horizontal change)

Intercept-slope form of straight line equation

$y = a + bx$

What $a$ represents in $y = a + bx$

y-intercept

What $b$ represents in $y = a + bx$

slope

How to find y-intercept from $y = a + bx$

constant term ( $a$ )

How to find slope from $y = a + bx$

coefficient of $x$ ( $b$ )

What negative slope indicates

Line decreasing (downward from left to right)

Points needed to sketch a straight line

Two points

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Substitution of Values Into a Formula and Constructing a Table of Values

Solving Linear Equations and Developing Formulas

Developing a Formula: Setting Up and Solving an Equation in Two Unknowns

Drawing Straight-Line Graphs and Finding Their Slope

Equations of Straight Lines

Finding the Equation of a Straight-Line Graph

Linear Modelling

Solving Simultaneous Equations

Practical Applications of Simultaneous Equations

Piecewise Linear Graphs

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Practical Applications of Simultaneous Equations

Piecewise Linear Graphs

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Substitution of Values Into a Formula and Constructing a Table of Values

Solving Linear Equations and Developing Formulas

Developing a Formula: Setting Up and Solving an Equation in Two Unknowns

Drawing Straight-Line Graphs and Finding Their Slope

Equations of Straight Lines

Finding the Equation of a Straight-Line Graph

Linear Modelling

Solving Simultaneous Equations

Practical Applications of Simultaneous Equations

Piecewise Linear Graphs

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Practical Applications of Simultaneous Equations

Piecewise Linear Graphs

Explore VCE SSCE General Mathematics Exam Questions by Topics

Substitution of Values Into a Formula and Constructing a Table of Values

Solving Linear Equations and Developing Formulas

Developing a Formula: Setting Up and Solving an Equation in Two Unknowns

Drawing Straight-Line Graphs and Finding Their Slope

Equations of Straight Lines

Finding the Equation of a Straight-Line Graph

Linear Modelling

Solving Simultaneous Equations

Practical Applications of Simultaneous Equations

Piecewise Linear Graphs

Show more

Practical Applications of Simultaneous Equations

Piecewise Linear Graphs

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