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Determine the slope of the line graphed below. |
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What is the slope of in parallelogram ABCD? |
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A line of best-fit should not be drawn for which of the following graphs. |
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Which equation is the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line that passes through (1, 2) and is parallel to 4x - 2y = 6? |
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y = 2x |
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y = 4x + 3 |
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y = -2x + 1 |
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Three out of the four equations listed below are equations of lines that are parallel to each other. Which equation does not have a graph that is a line parallel to the other three? |
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8y = - 6x |
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3x + 4y = -16 |
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The table shows the possible lengths and widths of a rectangle that has an area of 72 square centimeters. Make a scatter plot of the data. |
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What is the slope of the line through the points A(-3, 4) and B(2, -1)? |
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Determine the slope of the line containing the points P(-7, -8) and Q(3, 0). |
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The graph of a linear function is _______. |
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a horizontal line only |
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a curved line |
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None of these is correct |
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a straight line |
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Which characteristic describes a graph that is linear and has direct variation. |
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The equation has the form y = mx + b. |
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The graph does not pass through (0, 0). |
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Variables x and y are not proportional. |
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The equation has the form y = mx. |
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Find the equation that has direct variation. |
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y = 4x |
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y = –3x – 1 |
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y = 5x + 1.3 |
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y = 0.8x + 9 |
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Which characteristic describes a graph that is linear and has direct variation. |
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The equation has the form y = mx. |
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The graph does not pass through (0, 0). |
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Variables x and y are not proportional. |
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The equation has the form y = mx + b. |
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Find the equation that contains a decreasing linear relationship. |
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y = 4x – 3 |
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y = 12+ 2x |
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y = 5 – 6x |
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y = 10 + x |
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Find the situation that is linear but does not have direct variation. |
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At the beginning of the summer, Dina had $200 in the bank. She withdrew $30 to buy a new pair of shorts. |
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At the beginning of the summer, Dina had $200 in the bank. She started a job and deposited $10 per week. |
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At the beginning of the summer, Dina had $0 in the bank. She earned $50 mowing lawns the previous week and deposited the money in the bank. |
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At the beginning of the summer, Dina had $0 in the bank. She started a job and deposited $10 per week. |
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Find the equation that is nonlinear. |
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y = –3x – 1 |
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y = 8 – x |
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y = 4y2 |
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y = 14 + 6x |
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Find the table that represents a graph with direct variation. |
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Michael just got a job mowing his elderly neighbor's lawn paying him $10 each week. Draw a graph showing the amount he receives is increasing very rapidly. Suppose you graph the time in weeks on the horizontal axis and the amount Michael receives on the vertical axis. |
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Which line is parallel to the line listed below?
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y = 2x - 5 |
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Which three points are collinear? |
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(3, –1), (2, 5), (2, –3) |
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(–4, 4), (0, –4), (–1, –2) |
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(1, 2), (–3, –2), (–2, –4) |
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(–5, 2), (1, 1), (4, 4) |
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Write the equation in slope-intercept form. –6x = –10 – 2y |
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y = 3x – 5 |
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y = 3x + 8 |
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y + 8 = 3(x + 1) |
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–6x + 2y + 10 = 0 |
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