📚 Applied Finite Mathematics
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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), licensed under CC BY 3.0. Changes were made. License: CC-BY-3.0.

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