High School Math : High School Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : Graphing Exponential Functions

Find the -intercept(s) of .

Possible Answers:

 and 

 and 

Correct answer:

 and 

Explanation:

To find the -intercept(s) of , we need to set the numerator equal to zero and solve.

First, notice that  can be factored into . Now set that equal to zero: .

Since we have two sets in parentheses, there are two separate  values that can cause our equation to equal zero: one where  and one where .

Solve for each value:

and 

.

Therefore there are two -interecpts:  and .

Example Question #4 : Graphing Exponential Functions

Find the -intercept(s) of .

Possible Answers:

 or 

The function does not cross the -axis.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the -intercept(s) of , we need to set the numerator equal to zero.

That means .

The best way to solve for a funky equation like this is to graph it in your calculator and calculate the roots. The result is .

 

Example Question #1 : Algebra I

What would be the midpoint of a line segment with endpoints at  and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The midpoint of a line segment is halfway between the two  values and halfway between the two  values.

Mathematically, that would be the average of each coordinate: .

Plug in the  values from the given points and solve.

We can simplify the fraction to give our final answer.

Example Question #2 : Algebra I

What would be the midpoint of a line segment with endpoints at  and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The midpoint of a line segment is halfway between the two  values and halfway between the two  values.

Mathematically, that would be the average of each coordinate: .

Plug in the  values from the given points and solve.

Simplify the fractions to get the final answer.

Example Question #3 : Midpoint And Distance Formulas

If a line has a midpoint at , and the endpoints are  and , what is the value of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The midpoint of a line segment is halfway between the two  values and halfway between the two  values.

Mathematically, that would be the average of the coordinates: .

Plug in the  values from the given points.

Now we can solve for the missing value.

The  values reduce, so both  values equal . Now we need to create a new equation to solve for the  value.

Multiply both sides by  to solve.

Example Question #3 : Algebra I

What is the midpoint of a line segment with endpoints  and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The midpoint formula is this: .

Plug in the given values from our points and solve:

Example Question #5 : Midpoint And Distance Formulas

What is the midpoint of the line segment with endpoints at  and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The midpoint formula is this: .

Plug in the given values from our points and solve:

Example Question #6 : Midpoint And Distance Formulas

Find the midpoint between (4, 3) and (6, 9).

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Add up the 's and divide in half, which results in 5. Do the same to the 's and you get 6. Put the  and  in an ordered pair so that your answer is (5, 6). 

Example Question #4 : Algebra I

What is the midpoint of the line segment which connects  and

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the midpoint of a line segment, we find the average of the x and y coordinates of the endpoints. The average of two numbers is the sum of those numbers divided by . Thus, to find the x-coordinate of our midpoint, we find the average of  and , and we get .

 

To find the y-coordinate of our midpoint, we find the average of  and , which is .

Thus, our midpoint is

Example Question #8 : Midpoint And Distance Formulas

Find the midpoint of the line segment with end points  and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the midpoint of a line segment, use the standard equation: 

Plugging in the given points:

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