Algebra 1 : Functions and Lines

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : How To Find Out If Lines Are Parallel

Which of the following lines are parallel to \displaystyle y=3x+8?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle y=\frac{1}{3}x+3

\displaystyle y=-\frac{1}{3}x+2

\displaystyle y=x-12

\displaystyle y=-3x+6

\displaystyle y=3x-4

Correct answer:

\displaystyle y=3x-4

Explanation:

Parallel lines must have identical slopes. The given equation is in the \displaystyle y=mx+b form. Therefore, we can quickly determine that its slope is 3. The only other equation with a slope of 3 is \displaystyle y=3x-4.

Example Question #2 : How To Find Out If Lines Are Parallel

Which of these lines is parallel to \displaystyle y=2x-3?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle y=x+6

\displaystyle y=2x+5

\displaystyle y=\frac{1}{2}x-3

\displaystyle y=-2x-6

\displaystyle y=-\frac{1}{2}x-8

Correct answer:

\displaystyle y=2x+5

Explanation:

Parallel lines have the same slope. Since all of these equations are in the \displaystyle y=mx+b form, it is easy to determine their slopes, \displaystyle m. The slope of \displaystyle y=2x-3 is 2.

The only other line with a slope of 2 is \displaystyle y=2x+5.

Example Question #5 : How To Find Out If Lines Are Parallel

Which of these lines is parallel to \displaystyle y=3x-6?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle y=3x+6

\displaystyle y=-3+4

\displaystyle y=\frac{1}{3}x+3

\displaystyle y=-\frac{1}{3}x-3

\displaystyle y=x-2

Correct answer:

\displaystyle y=3x+6

Explanation:

Parallel lines must have equal slopes to one another. Since all of the lines are in the \displaystyle y=mx+b form, it is easy to determine their slopes. The given line has a slope of 3, which means that any line that is parallel to it must have a slope of 3. The only other line with a slope of 3 is \displaystyle y=3x+6.

Example Question #2 : How To Find Out If Lines Are Parallel

Which of these pairs of lines are parallel?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle y=6x+3; y=-\frac{1}{6}x-3

\displaystyle y=6x+2; y=-6x-5

\displaystyle y=6x+5; y=6x-3

\displaystyle y=6x+7; y=\frac{1}{6}x+7

none of the other answers

Correct answer:

\displaystyle y=6x+5; y=6x-3

Explanation:

Parallel lines have the same slope as one another. The only pair of lines with the same slope is \displaystyle y=6x+5; y=6x-3.

Example Question #3 : How To Find Out If Lines Are Parallel

Which of these lines is parallel to \displaystyle y=9x+6?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle y=\frac{1}{9}x+12

\displaystyle y=-\frac{1}{9}x+2

\displaystyle y=x-3

\displaystyle y=-9x-6

\displaystyle y=9x-4

Correct answer:

\displaystyle y=9x-4

Explanation:

Parallel lines have identical slopes with one another. The given line has a slope of 9, so its parallel line must also have a slope of 9. The only other line with a slope of 9 is \displaystyle y=9x-4.

Example Question #8 : How To Find Out If Lines Are Parallel

Which of these lines is parallel to \displaystyle y=\frac{5}{4}x+6

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle y=\frac{5}{4}x-9

\displaystyle y=\frac{4}{5}x+12

\displaystyle y=-\frac{4}{5}x+1

None of the other answers

\displaystyle y=-\frac{5}{4}x+6

Correct answer:

\displaystyle y=\frac{5}{4}x-9

Explanation:

Parallel lines have identical slopes. Since all of these lines are in the \displaystyle y=mx+b form, you can easily determine their slopes (\displaystyle m). The slope of the given line is \displaystyle \frac{5}{4}, so a line that's parallel to it must have the same slope. The only other line with a slope of \displaystyle \frac{5}{4} is \displaystyle y=\frac{5}{4}x-9.

Example Question #9 : How To Find Out If Lines Are Parallel

Which of these lines is parallel to \displaystyle 2y-3x=10?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle y=-\frac{2}{3}x-9

\displaystyle y=3x+5

\displaystyle y=-\frac{3}{2}x+8

\displaystyle y=\frac{3}{2}x+8

\displaystyle y=\frac{2}{3}x-7

Correct answer:

\displaystyle y=\frac{3}{2}x+8

Explanation:

Parallel lines have identical slopes, so you must figure out which of these lines have the same slope as the given line. To determine the slope of the given line, you can rearrange it to resemble the \displaystyle y=mx+b form. \displaystyle 2y-3x=10 can be rearranged to \displaystyle y=\frac{3}{2}x+5. Looking at the rearranged equation, it is clear that the line's slope is \displaystyle \frac{3}{2}. The only other line with a slope of \displaystyle \frac{3}{2} is \displaystyle y=\frac{3}{2}x+8.

Example Question #4 : How To Find Out If Lines Are Parallel

Two lines are parallel to each other. One of the lines has an equation of \displaystyle y=7x-2. What could be the equation of the other line?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle y=-7x+9

\displaystyle y=x+7

\displaystyle y=7x-4

\displaystyle y=-\frac{1}{7}x+12

\displaystyle y=\frac{1}{7}x+2

Correct answer:

\displaystyle y=7x-4

Explanation:

Parallel lines have identical slopes to one another. The slope of the given line is 7, so the slope of the other line must also be 7. The only other equation with a slope of 7 is \displaystyle y=7x-4.

Example Question #721 : Functions And Lines

What is the relationship of the lines depicted by the following equations?

\displaystyle \small 3x+2y=12

\displaystyle \small y=-\frac{3}{2}x+7

Possible Answers:

They are parallel

They are neither parallel nor perpendicular

They are the same line

They are perpendicular

Correct answer:

They are parallel

Explanation:

The first equation is written in standard form: \displaystyle \small Ax+By=C. In this format, the slope is equal to \displaystyle -\frac{A}{B}.

\displaystyle \small 3x+2y=12

\displaystyle \small A=3\ \text{and}\ B=2

\displaystyle \small m=-\frac{A}{B}=-\frac{3}{2}

The second equation is written in slope-intercept form: \displaystyle \small y=mx+b. The slope is given by the value of \displaystyle \small m.

\displaystyle \small y=-\frac{3}{2}x+7

\displaystyle \small m=-\frac{3}{2}

Because the slopes of both lines are equal, the lines must be parallel.

Example Question #722 : Functions And Lines

Which of the following lines is parallel to the line given by the equation \displaystyle 2x - 4y = 7?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 2x + 3y = 7

\displaystyle x - y = 3

\displaystyle 5x + 10y = 20

\displaystyle 7x - 14y = 32

\displaystyle 4x - 6y = 12

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 7x - 14y = 32

Explanation:

Parallel lines have the same slope. To find the slope of a given equation, it is necessary to convert it to slope-intercept form.

\displaystyle 2x - 4y = 7

Subtract the \displaystyle \small 2x from both sides.

\displaystyle -4y=-2x+7

Divide by \displaystyle \small -4.

\displaystyle y=\frac{1}{2}x-\frac{7}{4}

Understanding slope-intercepts form, we can see that the slope is \displaystyle \small m=\frac{1}{2}.

We can convert each answer choice to slope-intercept form to detrmine which has a slope matching the equation in the question.

\displaystyle 7x - 14y = 32\rightarrow y=\frac{1}{2}x-\frac{32}{14}

This equation has the same slope, and is therefore parallel.

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