High School Math : High School Math

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for High School Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : Understanding Vertical And Horizontal Lines

Which of the following is a vertical line? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

A vertical line is one in which the  values can vary. Namely, there is only one possible value for , and  can be any number. Thus, by this description, the only vertical line listed is 

Example Question #2 : Understanding Vertical And Horizontal Lines

Which of the following has a slope of 0? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

A line with a slope of zero will be horizontal. A horizontal line has only one possible value for , and  can be any value. 

Thus, the only given equation which fits this description is .

Example Question #812 : Algebra Ii

Which of the following is a vertical line? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

A vertical line has infinitely many values of  but only one value of . Thus, vertical lines are of the form , where  is a real number. The only equation of this form is

Example Question #1671 : High School Math

Solve for the - and - intercepts:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for the -intercept, set  to zero and solve for :

To solve for the -intercept, set  to zero and solve for :

Example Question #1672 : High School Math

Solve:

Possible Answers:

Infinitely many solutions

No solutions

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use substution to solve this problem:

becomes and then is substituted into the second equation. Then solve for :

, so and to give the solution .

Example Question #1673 : High School Math

Write  in slope-intercept form.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Slope-intercept form is .

Example Question #11 : Graphing Functions

Based on the figure below, which line depicts a quadratic function?

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Possible Answers:

Red line

Green line

Blue line

Purple line

None of them

Correct answer:

Red line

Explanation:

A parabola is one example of a quadratic function, regardless of whether it points upwards or downwards.

The red line represents a quadratic function and will have a formula similar to .

The blue line represents a linear function and will have a formula similar to .

The green line represents an exponential function and will have a formula similar to .

The purple line represents an absolute value function and will have a formula similar to .

Example Question #21 : Functions And Graphs

Which of the following functions represents a parabola?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

A parabola is a curve that can be represented by a quadratic equation.  The only quadratic here is represented by the function , while the others represent straight lines, circles, and other curves.

Example Question #1 : Circle Functions

Find the radius of the circle given by the equation:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the center or the radius of a circle, first put the equation in the standard form for a circle:  , where  is the radius and  is the center.

From our equation, we see that it has not yet been factored, so we must do that now. We can use the formula  . 

, so .

 and , so  and .

Therefore, .

Because the constant, in this case 4, was not in the original equation, we need to add it to both sides:

Now we do the same for :

We can now find :

Example Question #2 : Circle Functions

Find the center of the circle given by the equation:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the center or the radius of a circle, first put the equation in standard form:  , where  is the radius and  is the center.

From our equation, we see that it has not yet been factored, so we must do that now. We can use the formula  . 

, so .

 and , so  and .

This gives .

Because the constant, in this case 9, was not in the original equation, we must add it to both sides:

Now we do the same for :

We can now find the center: (3, -9)

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