Equation Of A Straight Line

Equation of a straight line

graph TB A[Equation of a straight line] A --> B["Slope-intercept form: y = mx + b"] A --> C["Point-slope form: y - y1 = m(x - x1)"] A --> D["Two-point form: (y - y1) = ((y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)) * (x - x1)"] A --> E["Intercept form: x/a + y/b = 1"] A --> F["Normal form: x cos θ + y sin θ = p"] B --> G["m = slope, b = y-intercept"] C --> H["m = slope, (x1, y1) = point on the line"] D --> I["(x1, y1) and (x2, y2) = two points on the line"] E --> J[a = x-intercept, b = y-intercept] F --> K[θ = angle made by the normal with positive x-axis, p = length of the normal from the origin]


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