Finite Math Examples

$(0, 1)$ , $(1, 0)$

Step 1

Find the slope of the line between $(0, 1)$ and $(1, 0)$ using $m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ , which is the change of $y$ over the change of $x$ .

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Slope is equal to the change in $y$ over the change in $x$ , or rise over run.

$m = \frac{change in y}{change in x}$

The change in $x$ is equal to the difference in x-coordinates (also called run), and the change in $y$ is equal to the difference in y-coordinates (also called rise).

$m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$

Substitute in the values of $x$ and $y$ into the equation to find the slope.

$m = \frac{0 - (1)}{1 - (0)}$

Simplify.

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Simplify the numerator.

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Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$m = \frac{0 - 1}{1 - (0)}$

Subtract $1$ from $0$ .

$m = \frac{- 1}{1 - (0)}$

Simplify the denominator.

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Multiply $- 1$ by $0$ .

$m = \frac{- 1}{1 + 0}$

Add $1$ and $0$ .

$m = \frac{- 1}{1}$

Divide $- 1$ by $1$ .

$m = - 1$

Step 2

Use the slope $- 1$ and a given point $(0, 1)$ to substitute for $x_{1}$ and $y_{1}$ in the point-slope form $y - y_{1} = m (x - x_{1})$ , which is derived from the slope equation $m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ .

$y - (1) = - 1 \cdot (x - (0))$

Step 3

Simplify the equation and keep it in point-slope form.

$y - 1 = - 1 \cdot (x + 0)$

Step 4

Solve for $y$ .

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Simplify $- 1 \cdot (x + 0)$ .

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Add $x$ and $0$ .

$y - 1 = - 1 \cdot x$

Rewrite $- 1 x$ as $- x$ .

$y - 1 = - x$

Add $1$ to both sides of the equation.

$y = - x + 1$

Step 5

List the equation in different forms.

Slope-intercept form:

$y = - x + 1$

Point-slope form:

$y - 1 = - 1 \cdot (x + 0)$

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