Review - Linear Equations

Finding Slope of a Line

100

Identify the slope of the following equation. y = mx + b

the variable m

200

Identify the slope of the following equation. y = 2x + 3

slope is 2

300

Name three ways to describe slope.

Possible answers: rate of change rise over run y - y x - x slope = m in y = mx + b

400

Find the slope of the line that includes the following points. (4, -5) (-4, 5)

-10/8 which simplifies to -5/4

500

Find the slope of the line that includes the following points. (-12, -9) (-3, -3)

-6/-9 = 6/9 = 2/3

Tables

100

how do you find the slope from a table

difference of y /difference of x

200

x    y

1    3

2    7

3    11

4    15   what is the slope 

5

19

slope is 4

300

x    y 

 0    1

1    2

2    4

3    7

4   12  what is the slope?

No slope

400

x     y

1     3

2     9

3    15

4     21

5     ?  what value of y replaces ?

27

500

Make a table of values with at least 4 ordered pairs for the following equation. y = 1/2x -5 (Hint: choose even numbers for x values) 

x     y

2    -4

4    -3

6    -2

8     -1

Slope-Intercept Form

100

What is slope intercept form?

y = mx + b

200

In the following linear equation, what is the y-intercept? y = -3/4x

0

300

Rewrite this equation in slope-intercept form. x + y = -12

y = -x - 12

400

Rewrite the following equation in slope-intercept form. 3x + 6y = -18

y = -1/2x - 3

500

Rewrite the following equation in slope-intercept form. 3.5x - 7y = -21

-7y = -3.5x + 21 y = 0.5x - 3 or y = 1/2x - 3

Graph

100

What value is the independent variable?

x value

200

on what axis do you find y-intercept

y axis

300

what ordered pair denotes y-intercept 4

(0,4)

400

Graph the following equation. 8x + 4y = 16

Should be rewritten as y = -2x + 4 and then graphed.

500

Is x = 2 a solution to the equation 2(x - 5) + 3 = 13  ?

No it is not a solution.

Writing Equations

100

What form of equations do we use for lines?

y = mx + b   or slope intercept form. 

200

Write an equation for a vertical line through the point (-3, 3)

x = -3

300

Write an equation for a line with the following slope and points.

 m = 2/3   and (0, -2),  (3, 0)

y = 2/3x - 2

400

Write an equation for a line with the following two points. Find the slope and y intercept. (15, -10) (5, 10)

slope = -2 y intercept = 20

y = -2x + 20

500

The amount y(in dollars) of money you have left after playing x games at a carnival is y = -0.75x + 10. How much money do you have after playing eight games? Graph the equation and show your explanation.

y = -0.75(8) + 10 y = -6 + 10 y = 4 $4 dollars left after playing 8 games. Graph should begin at (0, 10) on the y-axis and move down three and four to the right.