Slope and Equations of Lines through Points
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Algebra students need practice determining equations of lines given a pair of points, or the line parallel or perpendicular to a given line through a given point. This Demonstration, along with guiding worksheets or a teacher presentation, gives students a chance to see the relationships between these lines and points.
Contributed by: Tom Falcone (March 2011)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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You can drag the two red points. Click the parallel or perpendicular check boxes to get a third point, which you can also drag. Zoom can be varied to include larger coordinate values.
Special thanks to Dr. Steven Broad, University of Notre Dame, for assistance.
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"Slope and Equations of Lines through Points"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/SlopeAndEquationsOfLinesThroughPoints/
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Published: March 7 2011
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