How do you find the equation of a line with Guassian elimination given two points?

Mathematics

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Paraphin [41]3 years ago

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Answer:

The solution is similar to the 2-point form of the equation for a line:

y = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1)·x + (y1) -(x1)(y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1)

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the two points, write two equations in the unknowns of the equation of the line.

For example, you can use the equation ...

y = mx + b

Then for the points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) you have two equations in m and b:

b + (x1)m = (y1)

b + (x2)m = (y2)

The corresponding augmented matrix for this system is ...

$\left[\begin{array}{cc|c}1&x1&y1\\1&x2&y2\end{array}\right]$

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The "b" variable can be eliminated by subtracting the first equation from the second. This puts a 0 in row 2 column 1 of the matrix, per <em>Gaussian Elimination</em>.

0 + (x2 -x1)m = (y2 -y1)

Dividing by the value in row 2 column 2 gives you the value of m:

m = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1)

This value can be substituted into either equation to find the value of b.

b = (y1) -(x1)(y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1) . . . . . substituting for m in the first equation

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