Line - equation properties

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In the xy- plane, what is the slope of the Line l in the xy – plane is perpendicular
line with equation y – 2 = 7x? to the line with equation x = 2. What is
A) -7 B) -3.5 the slope of line l?
C) 2 D) 7 1
A) 0 B) -
2
C) -2
D) The slope of line l is undefined.

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What is the x- coordinate of the x- In the xy – plane, what is the slope of a
intercept of the line with equation line that is perpendicular to the line
2 with equation y + 2x = 3?
5y + 𝑥 = 10 in the xy- plane?
3

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The graph of the function f is a line in ax – 2ay = 1
3 In the equation above, a is a nonzero
the xy – plane. If the line has slope and
4 constant. The graph of the equation in
f (0) = 3, which of the following the xy- plane is a line. What is the slope
defines f ? of the line?
3 1 𝑎
A) f (x) = 𝑥 – 3 A) B)
4 2 2
3 1
B) f (x) = 𝑥 + 3 C) 2a D)
4 2𝑎
C) f (x) = 4x – 3
D) f (x) = 4𝑥 + 3

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In the xy- plane, the line with equation x + 2y = 1
x – 2y = 6 is reflected across the y – axis. the graph of the equation above is a line
Which of the following is an equation of in the xy – plane. In which of the
the reflected line? following equivalent forms of the
A) y = -2x – 6 equation does the y – intercept appears
B) y = -2 x – 3 as constant or coefficient?
1 A) x + 2y – 1 = 0
C) y = - x – 3 1 1
2
1 B) y = - 𝑥
D) y = x–3 2 2
2 C) 2y = 1 – x D) x = 1 – 2y

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y = x -4 Which of the following statements is
4x – 4y = 12 true about the graph of the equation
The system of equations above consists 2y – 3x = -4 in the xy – plane?
of two equations, and the graph of each A) It has a negative slope and a positive
equation in the xy – plane is a line. y – intercept.
Which of the following statements is true B) It has a negative slope and a negative
about these two lines? y – intercept.
A) The lines are parallel C) It has a positive slope and a positive
B) The lines are the same. y – intercept.
C) The lines are perpendicular. D) It has a positive slope and a negative
D) The lines intersects at (-4, -3) y – intercept

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In the xy – plane, line l passes through Which of the following is an equation
3 of the line in the xy – plane that has
the point (-2, 1) and has slope . Which
2 slope 2 and passes through the point
of the following is an equation of line l ? (0, 3)?
3 A) y = 2x + 3
A) y = 𝑥 + 4
2 B) y = 2x - 3
3
B) y = 𝑥 + 1 C) y = 2 (x + 3)
2 D) y = 2 (x – 3)
3 7
C) y = 𝑥 -
2 2
3
D) y = -2 x +
2

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In the xy – plane, line l has a y – Lines t and w are parallel in the xy –
intercept of -13 and is perpendicular to plane. The equation of line t is
2 4x + 7y = 14, and line w passes through
the line with equation y = - 𝑥. If the
3 (-3, 8). What is the value of the y –
point (10, b) is on line l, what is the intercept of line w?
value of b ?

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y = 2x + 7 The graph in the xy – plane of the linear
An equation of line l in the xy – plane is function f contains the point (3, 4). For
shown above. Another line, k, has a every increase of 5 units in x, f (x)
slope equal to double the slope of l and a increases by 3 units. Which of the
y – intercept equal the y – intercept of l. following equations defines the
At which point (x, y) do lines l and k function?
intersect? 5
7 2
A) f (x) = - 𝑥 + 9
3
A) (− , 0) B) (− , 0)
2 7 3 29
B) f (x) = - 𝑥 +
2 7 5 5
C) (0, ) D) (0, )
7 2 3 11
C) f (x) = 𝑥+
5 5
5
D) f (x) = 𝑥-1
3
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In the xy – plane, what is the y – Which of the following equations
intercept of the line with equation represents the line in the xy- plane that
y = 4x – 1? passes through (0, 3) and has a slope of
1 -3?
A) 4 B)
4 A) y = -3x B) y = -3x + 3
1 C) y = 3x – 3 D) y = 3x + 3
C) - D) -1
4

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The line y = kx + 4, where k is a In the xy- plane, the graph of line l has
constant, is graphed in the xy – plane. If slope 3. Line k is parallel to line l and
the line contains the point (c, d), where contains the point (3, 10). Which of the
c ≠ 0 and d ≠ o, what is the slope of the following is an equation of line k?
line in terms of c and d? 1
𝑑−4 𝐶−4
A) y = - 𝑥 + 11
3
A) B)
𝑐 𝑑 1
4− 𝑑 4−𝑐 B) y = 𝑥+9
C) D) 3
𝑐 𝑑
C) y = 3𝑥 + 7
D) y = 3𝑥 + 1

Answer Key (H. W.)

Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer
44
, 6.28,
1 D 6 A 11 D 16 7
6.29
2 15 7 C 12 A 17 C
3 B 8 A 13 2 18 B
4 A 9 A 14 A 19 A
1
5 or .5 10 B 15 D 20 D
2

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What are the slope and the y – intercept The graph of y = f (x) is a line in the xy-
of the graph in the xy – plane of the plane that passes through the point
equation 5x + 4y + 3 = 0? (0, 2) and has a slope of 5. Which of the
5 following equations could define the
A) The slope is - , and the y- intercept
4 function f ?
3 1
is (0, - )
4
A) f (x) = - 𝑥 + 5
2
5 1
B) The slope is - , and the y- intercept is
4
B) f (x) = - 𝑥 + 2
5
3 C) f (x) = 2x + 5
(0, )
4 D) f (x) = 5x + 2
5
C) The slope is , and the y- intercept is
4
3
(0, - ).
4
5
D) The slope is , and the y- intercept is
4
3
(0, )
4
2 5
In the xy – plane, the graph of which of In the xy – plane, line l has a slope of 2.
the following equations is a line with a If line k is perpendicular to line l, which
slope of 3? of the following could be an equation of
1 line k ?
A) y = 𝑥 B) y = x – 3
3 A) -10 x – 5y = 20
C) y = 3x + 2 D) y = 6x + 3 B) 3x – 6y = 14
C) 4x – 2y = 17
D) 6x + 12y = 36

3
-2x + 3y = 6
In the xy – plane the graph of which of
the following equations is perpendicular
to the graph of the equation above?
A) 3x +2y = 6 B) 3x + 4y = 6
C) 2x + 4y = 6 D) 2x + 6y = 3

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Which of the following equations The graph of a line in the xy – plane has
represents a line that is parallel to the a positive slope and intersects the y –
line with equation y = -3x + 4? axis at a point that has a negative y –
A) 6x + 2y = 15 coordinate. Which of the following
B) 3x – y = 7 could be an equation of the line?
C) 2x – 3y = 6 A) -3x + 2y = -5
D) x + 3y = 1 B) -3x + 2y = 5
C) 3x + 2y = -5
D) 3x + 2y = 5
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In the xy – plane, the graph of line l has What is the slope of the line with
slope 2 and intercepts (a, 0) and (0, b). if equation 3 – y = 6 – 2x in the xy –
b is 3 more than a, what is the value of plane?
a + b? A) 6 B) 3
A) -1 B) 1 C) 2 D) -2
C) 2 D) 3
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Line l has slope 2 and y – intercept -2 in In the xy – plane, line k passes through
the xy – plane, which of the following is the point (3, 1) and is parallel to the line
an equation of line l ? 5 7
with equation y = 𝑥 - . What is the
A) y = 2x + 2 2 2
B) y = 2x - 2 slope of line k ?
C) y = -2x + 2
D) y = -2x - 2

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In the xy- plane, what is the x – intercept 4x – 5y = 2
4 The graph of the equation above in the
of the line that has a slope of – and
3 xy – plane is a line. What is the x-
passes through the point (0, 12)? coordinate of the x- intercept of the
A) -9 B) -4 line?
C) 3 D) 9

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What is the slope of the line in the xy – The line with the equation
plane defined by the equation 4 1
𝑥 𝑥+ 𝑦 = 1, is graphed in the xy –
y= + 6? 5 3
3 plane. What is the x – coordinate of the
x – intercept of the line?

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In the xy – plane, the graph of the
equation 3y – 6x = 8 intersects the y –
axis at the point (0, a). what is the value
of a?

Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer

1
1 A 5 D 9 D 13 or .5
2
1
2 C 6 A 10 A 14 or .333
3
8
, 2.66 ,
3 A 7 B 11 C 15 3
2.67
5
or 5
4 D 8 B 12 2 16 or 1.25
2.5 4

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