Thursday, January 24, 2013

Linear Equation Two Points


A linear equation is a form of an algebraic equation in which every term is moreover a constant or the product of a constant and the first power of a single variable

Linear equations can have one or more variables in it. Linear equations present with great regularity in applied mathematics. While they arise quite naturally when represent ting many phenomenon, they are chiefly helpful because a lot of non-linear equations might be decreased to linear equations by assuming that quantity of interest vary to only a small extent. Let us see examples for linear equation two points.
Linear Equation Two Points:

There were many equations in linear equation form, they are

Common form of linear equation for the two variables is   y = mx + b

General form of linear equation is  Ax + By + C = 0

Standard form of Linear equation is Ax + By = C

Slope of linear equation is y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)

Two point form of linear equation is y - y_1 = ((y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)) (x - x_1)

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Under this given topic we are going to discuss about the two points form of the linear equation. With proper example, two points form of the linear equation is given by,

Two points form of linear equation is  y - y_1 = ((y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)) (x - x_1)
Example for Linear Equation Two Points:

Example for linear equation two points 1:

Write a linear equation if its graph passes through two points with coordinates,

x_1 = 2 , y_1 = 17  and x_2 = 5 , y_2 = 32 .
Solution:

Step 1: Given equation is for the first point linear equation from the given two points.

y_1=mx_1+ c

From the given example 17=2m+c

Step 2: Given equation is for the second point linear equation from the given two points.

y_2=mx_2+b

From the given example, 32=5m+c

Step 3: Perform the subtraction for the first equation from the second equation.

y_2 - y_1 = m(x_2 - x_1) .

Step 4: Determine the coefficient of "m"

m = (y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1) .

From the example, m = (32 - 17)/(5 - 2)

=15/3

=5 .

Step 5: Evaluate the coefficient value "c" by modifying the equation from first step and by using the expression     find the value of "m".

c = y_1-mx_1

=y_1-x_1(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) .

From the example:

c = 17-2((32-17)/(5-2))

= 17-2xx15/3

= 17-10  .

= 7 .

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Step 6: Thus the linear equation y= mx +c using coefficients "m" and "c"  is obtained.

From the given example: y = 5x + 7

We can verify that the both given points satisfy this equation.

y_1=5xx2+7

=17 .

y_2=5xx5+7

=32 .

Thus, the linear equation from two points is determined.

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