GRE Subject Test: Math : Coordinate Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : Slope & Intercept

What is the slope () and the y-intercept  of the equation

Possible Answers:

  and 

  and 

  and 

  and 

Correct answer:

  and 

Explanation:

The formula to find slope and y-intercept is:

 and 

 

Example Question #47 : Functions And Graphs

What is the slope and the y-intercept  of the equation

Possible Answers:

 and 

 and 

 and 

 and

Correct answer:

 and 

Explanation:

The formula to find slope and y-intercept is:

Combine like terms.

 and 

Example Question #48 : Functions And Graphs

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

     

       

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

slope   = 

rise  =   changes in y 

run  =   changes in x

     

       

The change in the  coordinates is that the numbers are decreasing by 3 or -3.

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

slope = 

Example Question #49 : Functions And Graphs

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

 

     

       

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 slope  = 

rise  =   changes in y 

run  =   changes in x

     

       

 

The change in the  coordinates is that the numbers are increasing by 3 or +3.

The change in the  coordinates is that the numbers are increasing by 4 or +4.

slope = 

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 .

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