Applied Finite MathematicsXYZ Homework Edition

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Chapter 1: Linear Equations

In this chapter, you will learn to:

  1. Graph a linear equation.
  2. Find the slope of a line.
  3. Determine an equation of a line.
  4. Solve linear systems.
  5. Do application problems using linear equations.

Equations whose graphs are straight lines are called linear equations. The following are some examples of linear equations:

2x−3y=6 size 12{2x - 3y=6} {}, 3x=4y−7 size 12{3x=4y - 7} {}, y=2x−5 size 12{y=2x - 5} {}, 2y=3 size 12{2y=3} {}, and x−2=0 size 12{x - 2=0} {}.

Adapted from Applied Finite Mathematics by Rupinder Sekhon (De Anza College), originally published by OpenStax CNX (cnx.org, collection col10613) under CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/); that original material remains under CC BY 3.0. Includes material adapted from Applied Finite Mathematics (Sekhon and Bloom), LibreTexts, under CC BY 4.0. Changes were made. This adaptation by XYZ Homework is licensed under CC BY 4.0. License: CC-BY-4.0.

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