GRE Subject Test: Math : Functions and Graphs

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for GRE Subject Test: Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #9 : Slope & Intercept

The points given lie on a line. Find the slope.

        

       

Possible Answers:

Slope is undefined.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

slope =  

rise  =   changes in y 

run  =   changes in x

 

        

       

There is zero change in the  coordinates.

The change in the  coordinates is that the numbers are increasing by 2 or +2.

slope = 

If the   coordinates are the same, then it will be a horizontal line.  The slope of a horizontal line is 0.

Example Question #51 : Calculus

Find the slope of a line that passes through   and 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for slope is:

Example Question #52 : Calculus

Find the slope of a line that passes through the points   and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for slope is:

Example Question #53 : Calculus

Find the slope of a line that passes through the points   and .

Possible Answers:

Slope is undefined.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for slope is:

Example Question #54 : Calculus

What is the slope of the line:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: The current equation is in standard form, where x and y are both on one side of the equal sign..

Step 2: Change the equation to slope-intercept form.. Move the y to the other side



Step 3: Move the constant to the other side:



Step 4: Divide by the coefficient in front of :



Step 5: Split the left side into two fractions and simplify:





Step 6. Locate the slope. The slope is the coefficient of the x term.

The slope is , or 

Example Question #31 : Coordinate Geometry

Find the y-intercept of the equation of a line: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Subtract  from both sides:



Step 2: Divide by the coefficient of the y term..In this case, divide by .



Simplify and separate fraction on right side:



Step 3: Locate the y-intercept (also known as b):

If we compare our equation to the general slope-intercept form: , we see that ..

The value of  is .

Example Question #51 : Calculus

What is the slope of the line: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Move the  to the other side...



Step 2: Divide by  on both sides...



The slope is .

Example Question #52 : Calculus

What is the y-intercept of the equation ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Recall what the basic equation is for a line in slope-intercept form..



m=slope, b=y-intercept...

Step 2: Find m and b in the equation given...

m=, b=..

b=y-intercept=

Example Question #1 : Finding Equations Of Lines

What is the equation of the line (in slope-intercept form) that goes through the points:  and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Find the slope between the two points:



Step 2: Write the slope-intercept form:



Step 3. Find b. Plug in (x,y) from one of the points:






Step 4: Write out the full equation:

Example Question #1 : Finding Equations Of Lines

What is the equation of a line that passes through points  and  in slope-intercept form?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the equation of the line, first find the slope using the formula:

The points that the line passes through are  and .

Then pick one set of points and place in the form   . Either set of points will give you the same equation.  Points  were used.

Subtract    from both sides of the equation.

The equation of the line in slope-intercept form or    is

 

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