​Type 1 - Given a Slope and y - intercept.

y = m​x + b

Where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

• Simply replace the values for m and b into the equation.​

Slope Intercept Form

What is slope-intercept form of an equation for a line?

LInear Equations

#1 Identify the slope and y-intercept from equation and graph

#2 Write the equation for a line in slope-intercept form

Identify the slope and y-intercept from the linear equation: y = 4x - 2

• Slope (m) =

• y-intercept (b) =

Linear Graph

• Identify the Slope: ______

• Identify the y-intercept: _______

• Write the slope-intercept form of the equation. ____________________

Locate the

y-intercept on the graph

What is the y-intercept?

Find the slope of the graph.

Writing an equation from a graph

Find the y-intercept and slope of the graph to write an equation in slope intercept form.

Map the slope of the graph

Write the equation of the linear function

y=mx+b