Linear Relations
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RANDOM TRIVIA
100

Which one is linear?

C

100

Which is the independent variable in y = 2x + 3?

x

100

Is this slope positive or negative?

Positive

100

in the relation y = -5x - 2, what is the y-intercept?

-2

100

Who holds the record for the most career home runs in Major League Baseball (MLB)?

Barry Bonds 

200

What is the equation of the following table of values? 

y = x - 1    

OR

200

How may total linear relations are present in the following?

6
200

What is the slope of a line whose change is y is 14 and change in x is -2?

-7

200

The y-intercept is

A. the value of the independent variable when the dependent variable is zero; sometimes called the initial value.

B. the value of the dependent variable when the independent variable is greater than zero; sometimes called the initial value.

C. the value of the dependent variable when the independent variable is zero; sometimes called the zero value.

D. the value of the dependent variable when the independent variable is zero; sometimes called the initial value.

D

200

What artist made history by winning all four major Grammy categories in 2020 (Album, Record, Song of the Year, Best New Artist)?

Billy Eilish

300

Graph the following:


y = 2x + 4


300

What is the y-intercept for the line y = 24x + 23?

23

300

What is the slope of the line passes though points (2, 7) and (6, -1)?

-2

300

What is the slope and y-intercept of the following graph?

Slope: 4

Y-intercept: 20

300

Which U.S. state has the most active volcanoes?

Alaska 


400

Is this relation linear? Explain why/why not.

YES

As x-values increase by 1, y-values increase by 3. x=3 is missing but the pattern remains consistent for x=4 and up.

400

Which graph represents the line y = -2x + 4?

C

400

A graph has a y-intercept of -5 and an x-intercept of -3. What is the slope?

-5/3

400

Given the linear equation  y = -2x + 3, please tell me the missing values in the following ordered pairs:

(-3, y) and (x, -1) 

y = 9

x = 2

400

Who was the first musician to be knighted by the Queen of England?

Sir Paul McCartney

500

Define the difference between discrete and continuous relationships. Give of an example of each.

Discrete: items, money, height/altitude 

Continous: time, distance travelled 

500

A sand castle shrinks in height by 5cm every hour. The castle started at 50cm and is completely gone after 10 hours.

a)How much did it shrink per hour?

b)What would be the slope of the graph?

c)What would be the y-intercept of the graph?

d)What would be the dependent variable for this situation?

a)5cm/hr

b) - 5

c)50

d)Height

500

A gym charges a set membership fee, then a set cost per visit, as seen in the diagram. 

a)What is the cost per visit(aka the slope)?

b)What is the membership fee(aka the initial value)?

c)What is the equation for this relation?

a) $2/visit; Slope = 2

b) Membership fee is $40 ; initial value/y-int = 40

c) y=2x + 40

500

A museum offers two types of memberships:

1)$6 per visit OR 2) a flat fee of $10 and 3$ per visit


Which type would be better for more than 3 visits? Explain

2 because for 4 visits it is cheaper($22 vs $24) and after that it increases by $3/visit vs $6/visit

500

In Back to the Future, what speed does the DeLorean need to hit in order to time travel?

88 mph