Coordinate Plane
Linear Equations
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100

Draw a coordinate plane and label the 4 quadrants and the x- and y- axis

Quadrants should be labelled in a "C" starting in the top right with quadrant I

100

Is (1,2) a solution to the linear equation y=2x-4 ?

No, when you plug it in you get a false number statement.


100

What is the name of the lake next to Chicago?

Lake Michigan

100

Slope is also called _________ over ________

RISE over RUN

100

Where does the line y=2x-3 cross the y-intercept?

(0,-3)

200

What quadrant is the following coordinate point in?

(-2, 7)

quadrant II

200

For the following linear equation, solve for y when x=-2

4x-3y=12

y=-20/3

WORK:

4(-2)-3y=12

-8-3y=12

-3y=20

y=-20/3

200
What kind of bird can mimic humans?

Parrots, cockatoos, parakeets, hill mynas

200

What is slope formula?

m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

200

What is the x-intercept of the following linear equation?

2x+5y=20

(10,0)

WORK:

2x+5(0)=20

2x=20

x=10

300

What quadrant is the following coordinate point in?

(5, -9)

quadrant IV

300

What is one solution to the linear equation 

2x+6y=18

Answers will vary!

300

What is the largest state in the United States?

Alaska

300

What is the slope of a line that crosses the points (0,3) and (4,-5)

-2

WORK

(3--5)/(0-4)

8/-4

-2

300

Calculate the x- and y-intercepts of the following linear equation:

-4x+5y=40

y-int: (0, 8)

x-int: (-10,0)

WORK:

-4(0)+5y=40

5y=40

y=8

-4x+5(0)=40

-4x=40

x=-10

400

What quadrant is the following coordinate point in?

(12,0)

x-axis

400

Graph the equation y=1/2x+4

Graph should start at (0,4) and run 2, rise 1 between points

400

Name 2 of the gases that make up air

Any of the following: Nitrogen (78%), Oxygen (21%), Carbon Dioxide, Neon, Hydrogen, Water (<1%)

400

What is the slope of a line that passes through the points (2,4) and (6,6)

1/2

WORK

(6-4)/(6-2)

2/4

1/2

400

Calculate the x- and y-intercepts of the following linear equation:

y=1/3x-14

y-int: (0,-14)

x-int: (42,0)

500

If you started at the coordinate point (-3, -5) and moved 12 units to the right and 1 unit up, what quadrant do you end up in?

quadrant IV

500

Create a table with at least 3 values for the following linear equation. Include at least one intercept as a point.

3x+6y=24

Answers will vary

500

How long did the hunger strike for the construction of LVLHS last?

19 days

500

Write an equation for a line that passes through the points (-1,1) and (1,-3) and has a y-intercept of (0,-1)

y=-2x-1

WORK

(-3-1)/(1--1)

-4/2

slope: -2

500

Graph the following linear equation using intercepts

5x-3y=30

y-int: (0,-10)

x-int: (6,0)

Graph both points and connect them