Higher tier unit 6b check in test

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Q1. P is the point (–4, 4)

Q is the point (1, –5)
Find the gradient of PQ.

Q2. Which of these graphs shows direct proportion?

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Q3. On the grid, draw the graph of y = 4x + 2 from x = –1 to x = 3

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Q4. Line L is drawn on the grid below.

Find the equation for the straight line L.

Give your answer in the form y = mx + c

Q5. A line has gradient 2 and passes through the point (3, 4).
Find the equation of the line.

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Q6. The graph shows a straight line.
Find the equation of the line in the form ax + by = c.

Q7. Find the gradient of the line with equation 3y + 4x = 12

Q8. Here are the equations of five straight lines.

Which of lines A–D is parallel to line L?
Line L y = 2x + 4
Line A 2y = 2x + 4
Line B 2y = x + 4
Line C 2x + 2y = 4
Line D 2x − y = 4

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Q9. The diagram shows a straight line, L, drawn on a grid.

Which of lines A–D is perpendicular to line L?

Line A y + 2x = 3
Line B y – 2x = 3
Line C 2y = x + 3
Line D 2y + x = 3

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Q10. The graph shows the depth, d cm, of water in a tank after t seconds.

Find the gradient of this graph.

Choose the statement that best describes what this gradient represents.
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A The gradient is 3 . Every 3 of a second, the depth of water decreases by 1 cm.
B The gradient is –1.5. Every second, the depth of water decreases by 1.5 cm.
C The gradient is 1.5. Every second, the depth of water decreases by 1.5 cm.
D The gradient is –1.5. The depth of water decrease by 1 cm every 1.5 seconds.

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Topics listed in objectives
 Plot and draw graphs of y = a, x = a, y = x and y = –x, drawing and recognising lines parallel to
axes, plus y = x and y = –x;
 Identify and interpret the gradient of a line segment;
 Recognise that equations of the form y = mx + c correspond to straight-line graphs in the
coordinate plane;
 Identify and interpret the gradient and y-intercept of a linear graph given by equations of the
form y = mx + c;
 Find the equation of a straight line from a graph in the form y = mx + c;
 Plot and draw graphs of straight lines of the form y = mx + c with and without a table of values;
 Sketch a graph of a linear function, using the gradient and y-intercept (i.e. without a table of
values);
 Find the equation of the line through one point with a given gradient;
 Identify and interpret gradient from an equation ax + by = c;
 Find the equation of a straight line from a graph in the form ax + by = c;
 Plot and draw graphs of straight lines in the form ax + by = c;
 Interpret and analyse information presented in a range of linear graphs:
 use gradients to interpret how one variable changes in relation to another;
 find approximate solutions to a linear equation from a graph;
 identify direct proportion from a graph;
 find the equation of a line of best fit (scatter graphs) to model the relationship between
quantities;
 Explore the gradients of parallel lines and lines perpendicular to each other;
 Interpret and analyse a straight-line graph and generate equations of lines parallel and
perpendicular to the given line;
 Select and use the fact that when y = mx + c is the equation of a straight line, then the gradient
of a line parallel to it will have a gradient of m and a line perpendicular to this line will have a
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gradient of m.

Answers
Q1. –1.8
Q2. C
Q3. line from (–1, –2) to (3, 14)
Q4. y= 2x +1
Q5. y = 2x – 2
Q6. 7x + 9y = 63
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Q7. 3
Q8. D
Q9. A
Q10. B

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