Pre-algbera

[grim dagger]

@solar gust did you mean to ask something?
if not, I'll be marking this post as solved soon

[solar gust]

uh yea

im trying to learn pre-algebra so i dont get stuck on it next year

i need to just learn the basics

thats all

[grim dagger]

oh-kay, and what would your question be? cuz you nuked your original message without warning and didn't send another one

[solar gust]

oh shoot srry

[grim dagger]

it's fine, you can ask a more specific question now

let me know when you've framed your question, I'll try pinning it for you

[solar gust]

how to solve slope and the equations

[grim dagger]

huh I don't know why the post got unfollowed for me, sorry

but do you have a sample question for us to work with?

also, just to note that this is crossing into algebra territory so keep that in mind

not a problem, but may want to know the classification

[wispy burrow]

I need help, 3 x + y = 10
x = y - 1

[grim dagger]

hi, welcome to the server! please open your own thread or claim a channel to ask your question!

[grim dagger]

hi, pinging in case you still need it

[grim dagger]

question here

[solar gust]

Ok thanks

[novel elk]

Easy I’ll help you

[solar gust]

Thanks

[grim dagger]

so uh, do you have a specific question to share so we can use that as an example to guide you?

because I'm waiting for one so that I can start seeing what you do and don't understand

@solar gust ^

[solar gust]

Like equations to find slope

It really confuses me

[grim dagger]

so, something like $m = \frac{y_1 - y_2}{x_1 - x_2}$?

[lime hollow]

Hanako(x, y); ∂(fox)/∂x

[solar gust]

Yea

[grim dagger]

sure, but why is it confusing? in what context do you find them confusing?
(again, showing a specific question where you can't see how to apply this would help)

[novel elk]

Point slope form is
$y-y_1=m(x-x_1)$

[lime hollow]

Jake

[solar gust]

Oh

I kinda get it

[novel elk]

Standard form can be $y=mx+b$ and $Ax+By=C$

[lime hollow]

Jake

[grim dagger]

standard form is really only the second one

the first one is the slope-intercept form

[solar gust]

Ok

Ok now I can tell the difference between

Them

[grim dagger]

wait, that's it?

[novel elk]

Think that as

m = slope

b = y-intercept

[solar gust]

And x=x intercept?

[novel elk]

No

[solar gust]

Oh

[grim dagger]

y and x are arbitrary coordinates

but technically they are the coordinates of any point on that line

so in the event you want to check whether a point is on a line or not, substitute its coordinates into the equation and check

[solar gust]

Ohhh thats why I keep messing up

[grim dagger]

OP, that's why I asked what exactly your confusion was

[novel elk]

They need to be equal

Or else that point will not lie on the line

[solar gust]

I couldn't really explain it

[grim dagger]

that's also why I asked for an example question

[solar gust]

I see

[novel elk]

I have one

[grim dagger]

wdym you have one

[solar gust]

Ok

[grim dagger]

but yeah OP, just a heads-up in the future

showing a question is the best way to get help, whether you can explain what you're stuck at or not, because then helpers can see directly what could go wrong

[solar gust]

Ok

[grim dagger]

right, anything else?

[solar gust]

I think thats it

Im gonna go sleep

Have a good day guys

[grim dagger]

!done, if you're done

[tribal fern]

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[solar gust]

.close