Algebra II : Linear Functions

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Example Questions

Example Question #14 : Graphing Linear Functions

Which of the following equations passes through  and is parallel to .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since the line goes through  we know that  is the y-intercept.  

Since we are looking for parallel lines, we need to write the equation of a line that has the same slope as the original, which is .

Slope-intercept form equation is , where  is the slope and  is the y-intercept.

Therefore,

.

Example Question #15 : Graphing Linear Functions

Write an equation of the line passing through  and  in slope-intercept form.

Reminder: Slope-Intercept form is , where  is the slope and  is the y-intercept.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Find the Slope

Step 2: Find the y-intercept

Use the slope and a point in the original y-intercept

Step 3: Write your equation

Example Question #16 : Graphing Linear Functions

Find the slope-intercept form of an equation of the line that has a slope of  and passes through .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since we know the slope and we know a point on the line we can use those two piece of information to find the y-intercept.

Example Question #17 : Graphing Linear Functions

Determine the slope of a line that has points  and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Slope is the change of a line. To find this line one can remember it as rise over run. This rise over run is really the change in the y direction over the change in the x direction.

Therefore the formula for slope is as follows.

Plugging in our given points 

 and ,

.

Example Question #18 : Graphing Linear Functions

What is the equation of the line passing through (-1,4) and (2,6)?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the equation of this line, first find the slope. Recall that slope is the change in y over the change in x: . Then, pick a point and use the slope to plug into the point-slope formula (): . Distribute and simplify so that you solve for y: .

Example Question #2 : Graphing Linear Functions

An individual's maximum heart rate can be found by subtracting his or her age from . Which graph correctly expresses this relationship between years of age and maximum heart rate?

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

In  form, where y = maximum heart rate and x = age, we can express the relationship as: 

We are looking for a graph with a slope of -1 and a y-intercept of 220.

The slope is -1 because as you grow one year older, your maximum heart rate decreases by 1.

Example Question #41 : Linear Functions

What is the slope of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this, first put the linear equation into slope-intercept form:

.

Recall that in slope intercept form

,

the m term is the slope value.

Therefore, the slope is 2.

Example Question #22 : Graphing Linear Functions

How many -intercepts does the graph of the function

have?

Possible Answers:

Four

One 

Cannot be determined

Two

Zero

Correct answer:

Two

Explanation:

The graph of a quadratic function  has an -intercept at any point  at which , so, first, set the quadratic expression equal to 0:

The number of -intercepts of the graph is equal to the number of real zeroes of the above equation, which can be determined by evaluating the discriminant of the equation . Set , and evaluate:

The discriminant is positive, so there are two real solutions to the quadratic equation, and the graph of the function has two -intercepts.

Example Question #12 : Graphing Inequalities

Which of the following graphs correctly depicts the graph of the inequality  

Possible Answers:

None of the graphs.

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

Let's start by looking at the given equation:

The inequality is written in slope-intercept form; therefore, the slope is equal to  and the y-intercept is equal to .

All of the graphs depict a line with slope of  and y-intercept . Next, we need to decide if we should shade above or below the line. To do this, we can determine if the statement is true using the origin . If the origin satisfies the inequality, we will know to shade below the line. Substitute the values into the given equation and solve.

Because this statement is true, the origin must be included in the shaded region, so we shade below the line.

Finally, a statement that is "less than" or "greater than" requires a dashed line in the graph. On the other hand, those that are "greater than or equal to" or "less than or equal to" require a solid line. We will select the graph with shading below a dashed line.

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Example Question #1 : Transformations Of Linear Functions

Write the equation from the augmented matrix.

Possible Answers:

 

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Do the first row first and use x and y to represent your variable.

 

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