Lesson Plan: Equation of a Straight Line: Parametric Form Mathematics

This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to find the equation of a straight line in parametric form using a point on the line and the vector direction of the line.

Objectives

Students will be able to

  • convert the equation of a two-dimensional straight line from vector form to parametric form,
  • write the parametric equation of a two-dimensional line given a point on the line and its direction vector,
  • write the parametric equation of a two-dimensional line given two points on the line.

Prerequisites

Students should already be familiar with

  • vector equations of lines in two dimensions.

Exclusions

Students will not cover

  • cartesian equations of the straight line.

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