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<math> y - y' = \frac{dy}{dx}\ x - x'</math>
 
<math> y - y' = \frac{dy}{dx}\ x - x'</math>
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When one point on the curve is known, its x and y values are plugged into the equation.
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When one point on the curve is known, x and y values are plugged into <math> \frac{dy}{dx}\ </math> to find the slope at a particular point, and the coordinates of the point are plugged in for <math> (x',y') </math>

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