GED Math : Linear Algebra

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Example Questions

Example Question #8 : Finding Slope And Intercepts

What is the x-intercept of ?

Possible Answers:

No x-intercept

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Remember, to find the x-intercept, you need to set  equal to zero.  Therefore, you get:

Simply solving, this is 

Example Question #9 : Finding Slope And Intercepts

Find the slope of the line that has the equation: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Move x and y to opposite sides...

We will subtract 2x from both sides...

Result, 

Step 2: Recall the basic equation of a line...

, where the coefficient of y is .

Step 3: Divide every term by  to change the coefficient of y to :

Step 4: Reduce...

Step 5: The slope of a line is the coefficient in front of the x term...

So, the slope is 

Example Question #10 : Finding Slope And Intercepts

Find the slope of the following equation:  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the slope, we will need the equation in slope-intercept form.

 

Distribute the negative nine through the binomial.

The slope is:  

Example Question #11 : Finding Slope And Intercepts

What is the y-intercept of the following equation?   

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The y-intercept is the value of  when .

Substitute the value of zero into , and solve for .

Subtract 7 from both sides.

The answer is: 

Example Question #12 : Finding Slope And Intercepts

Find the slope and y-intercept, respectively, given the following equation:   

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Rewrite the equation in slope-intercept format:  

Divide by negative two on both sides.  This is also the same as multiplying both sides by negative half.

Rearrange the terms.

The slope is:  

The y-intercept is:  

The answer is:  

Example Question #251 : Algebra

Find the slope of the following function:    

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Simplify the terms of the equation by distribution.

Subtract the terms.

The equation is now in slope-intercept form, where .

The slope is .

The answer is .

Example Question #14 : Finding Slope And Intercepts

What is the slope of the following equation?  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To determine the slope, we will need the equation in slope-intercept form.

Subtract  on both sides.

Divide by 9 on both sides.

Split both terms on the right side.

The slope is:   

Example Question #15 : Finding Slope And Intercepts

Identify the y-intercept:  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the y-intercept, we will need to let  and solve for .

Subtract  from both sides.  Do NOT divide by  on both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #81 : Linear Algebra

What is the x-intercept of the following equation?  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the x-intercept, we will need to let , and solve for .

Add  on both sides.

Divide by five on both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #13 : Finding Slope And Intercepts

A line on the coordinate plane has as its equation .

Which of the following is its slope?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Rewrite the equation in the slope-intercept form , with  the slope, as follows:

Subtract  from both sides:

Multiply both sides by , distributing on the right:

In the slope-intercept form, the coefficient of  is the slope . This is .

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