If you've ever looked at the curve of a hill, the cables of a suspension bridge or the arc of a coastline and wondered, "I wonder what function would fit that line?" -- congratulations, you're a nerd.

The straight line through two points will have an equation in the form \(y = mx + c\). Then, we can find the value of \(c\), the \(y\)-intercept, by substituting the coordinates of one point into the ...

Watch this video to learn about the equation of a straight line. Since we are given 2 points that already lie on the line, using the formula as before, we need to calculate the gradient first.