GCSE Maths | Equation of a Line

  • equation of a straight line: y = mx + c
    • x: horizontal axis
    • y: vertical axis
    • m: gradient = change in y/ change in x between any two co-ordinates
    • c: y-intercept
  • To find the y-intercept
    • make x=0 and solve for y
  • To find the x-intercept
    • make y=0 and solve for x
  • To find the intersection of two lines
    • equate each line and solve for x or y

Equation of a line

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Rearranging the equation of the line

  • get the line in the form y=mx+c

Question 4

x-intercept

Question 5

Intersection of two lines

Question 6