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Directions: These questions pertain to slopes and graphs of lines. Choose the correct answer.

1.
Find the slope (m) and y-intercept (b) for
y = 4x - 8.
drawpic1
Choose:
 
m = 4, b = 8
m = -4, b = 8
  m = 4, b = -8 m = -4, b = -8

 

 

2.
What is the slope of the line shown in the graph at the right?
 eprac1

Choose:
 
m = egraph1a
m = egraph1b
 
m = egraph1c
m = egraph1d

 

 

3.
What is the equation of the line shown in the graph at the right?
eprac1

Choose:
 
egraph2a
 egraph2b
 
eprac2c
 eprac2d

 

 

4.
What is the slope of the line passing
through the points (0,-1) and (2,3)?
egraph4

Choose:
 
m = 2
m = -2
 
m = 0.5
m = -0.5

 

 

5.
Which equation has a slope of -2 and a y-intercept
of 5?
egraphpic
Choose:
 
y = 2x + 5
y = 5x - 2
 
y = -2x + 5
y = 5x + 2

 

 

6.
Which chart belongs with the graph at the right?
egraph6
Choose:
 
x
-3
-1
1
3
y
-3
-1
2
4

 
x
-3
-1
1
3
y
-4
-1
2
5

 
x
-3
-1
1
3
y
-4
-1
1
5
 
x
-4
-1
2
5
y
-3
-1
1
3

 

 

7.
What is the equation of the line that passes through the points (2, ½) and (-2, -½) ?
drawman
Choose:
 
y = ¼x
y = ½x
 
y = x + ½
y = ¼x + ½

 

 

8.
What is the slope of the line that produced the following table on your graphing calculator?

Choose:
 
m = 2
m = 4
 
m = 6
m = 8
calctable1

 

 

9.
What is the slope of linear equation 2x + 3y = 6?
rabbitdesk

Choose:
 
2
3
-2
n23

 

 

10.
The graph of the equation x + 4y = 8 intersects the y-axis at the point whose coordinates are _____.
pointgraph

Choose:
 
(0, 2)
(0, 8)
(0, 12)
(2, 0)


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