Assignment One

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Find the slope of the line through the points and interpret the slope.
1) 1)
y
10

(3, 1)
(0, 0)
-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10

A) -3; for every 1-unit increase in x, y will decrease by 3 units

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B) ; for every 3-unit increase in x, y will increase by 1 unit
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C) 3; for every 1-unit increase in x, y will increase by 3 units
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D) - ; for every 3-unit increase in x, y will decrease by 1 unit
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Find the slope of the line containing the two points.

2) (8, -6); (-4, 7) 2)

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A) B) - C) - D)
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Graph the line containing the point P and having slope m.
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3) P = (4, 6); m = - 3)
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y
10

-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10

A) B)
y y
10 10

5 5

-10 -5 5 10 x -10 -5 5 10 x

-5 -5

-10 -10

C) D)
y y
10 10

5 5

-10 -5 5 10 x -10 -5 5 10 x

-5 -5

-10 -10

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Find an equation for the line, in the indicated form, with the given properties.
4) Containing the points (-2, 6) and (0, 9); general form 4)

A) 3x - 2y = -18 B) 8x + 9y = -81 C) -3x - 2y = -18 D) -8x - 9y = -81

Solve.
5) A truck rental company rents a moving truck one day by charging $31 plus $0.09 per mile. Write a 5)
linear equation that relates the cost C, in dollars, of renting the truck to the number x of miles
driven. What is the cost of renting the truck if the truck is driven 210 miles?

A) C = 0.09x + 31; $49.90 B) C = 31x + 0.09; $6510.09

C) C = 0.09x - 31; $12.10 D) C = 0.09x + 31; $32.89

Solve the problem.

6) A truck rental company rents a moving truck one day by charging $31 plus $0.13 per mile. Write a 6)
linear equation that relates the cost C, in dollars, of renting the truck to the number x of miles
driven. What is the cost of renting the truck if the truck is driven 180 miles?

A) C(x) = 31x + 0.13; $5580.13 B) C(x) = 0.13x + 31; $54.40

C) C(x) = 0.13x - 31; -$7.60 D) C(x) = 0.13x + 31; $33.34

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List the intercepts for the graph of the equation.
7) y = x + 4 7)

A) (-4, 0), (0, -4) B) (4, 0), (0, -4) C) (-4, 0), (0, 4) D) (4, 0), (0, 4)

Find the slope and y-intercept of the line.

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8) y = x - 4 8)
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A) slope = - ; y-intercept = 4 B) slope = ; y-intercept = 4
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C) slope = - 4; y-intercept = D) slope = ; y-intercept = - 4
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Find an equation for the line with the given properties.

9) Parallel to the line x + 5y = 3; containing the point (0, 0) 9)

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A) y = B) y = - x C) y = - x+3 D) y = x
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10) Perpendicular to the line y = x + 8; containing the point (3, -2) 10)
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A) y = - 7x - 19 B) y = - x- C) y = - 7x + 19 D) y = 7x - 19
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