AoPSWiki
Looking for a challenging geometry text? Preparing for MATHCOUNTS or the AMC exams? Check out Art of Problem Solving's Introduction to Geometry by Richard Rusczyk.
Personal tools

Line

From AoPSWiki

A line in the euclidean sense is defined as the shortest distance between two points. It is defined to be in 1 direction only, i.e. infinitely thin but also infinitely long. In the Cartesian coordinate system, it is usually described as an equation in x and y of the form , where m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept. Any two points define a line, and given specific one can solve for the line's equation.


Introductory

Example Problem


See also

NEW! Hard Problems DVD
A documentary about the 2006 US IMO team. Features many current and past AoPS members!
Click here for more details and to order
© Copyright 2008 AoPS Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. • FoundationPrivacyContact Us