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**Forms for linear equations**
Name	Form	Comments
$\text{General Form}\,$	$Ax+By+C=0\,$	$\text{Slope is }-\frac{A}{B}\,$ $\text{x-intercept is }-\frac{C}{A}\,$ $\text{y-intercept is }-\frac{C}{B}\,$
$\text{Point-Slope Form}\,$	$y-y_1=m(x-x_1)\,$	$\text{Given one point }(x_1,y_1)\,$ $\text{ and slope }m\,$
$\text{Two Point Form}\,$	$y-y_1=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}(x-x_1)\,$	$\text{Given two points }\,$ $(x_1,y_1)\text{ and }(x_2,y_2)\,$
$\text{Slope-Intercept Form}\,$	$y=mx+b\,$	$\text{Given y-intercept }(0,b)\,$ $\text{ and slope }m\,$
$\text{Two-Intercept Form}\,$	$\frac{y}{b}+\frac{x}{a}=1\,$	$\text{Given x-intercept }(a,0)\,$ $\text{ and y-intercept }(0,b)\,$