Graphing the Equation of a Straight Line Quiz

What is the general form of the equation of a straight line?

• y = mx - b

• y = mx^2 + b

• y = mx + b

• y = mx / b

How do you graph the equation y = mx + b?

• Find the area under the curve to determine the points

• Draw a circle and connect the points

• Plot the y-intercept and use the slope to find additional points

• Use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the coordinates

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What does the slope (m) represent in the equation of a straight line?

• Area under the curve

• X-coordinate of the point

• Rate of change or steepness

• Y-intercept

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What does the y-intercept (b) represent in the equation of a straight line?

• The x-coordinate of the line

• The slope of the line

• The point where the line crosses the x-axis

• The point where the line crosses the y-axis

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If the equation of a line is given in the form y = 2x - 3, what is the slope and y-intercept?

• Slope = 3, Y-intercept = 2

• Slope = -2, Y-intercept = 3

• Slope = 0, Y-intercept = 2

• Slope = 2, Y-intercept = -3

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How do you find the x-intercept of a line from its equation?

• Set y = 1 and solve for x

• Set x = 0 and solve for z

• Set y = 0 and solve for x

• Set x = 0 and solve for y

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Explain how to graph the equation 3x - 2y = 6.

• Use the quadratic formula to find the vertex

• Solve for y and plot the y-intercept and slope

• Find the x-intercept and plot the slope

• Draw a straight line from the origin to the point (3,2)

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If the equation of a line is given in the form 4y = 2x + 8, what is the slope and y-intercept?

• Slope: 5, Y-intercept: 10

• Slope: 1/2, Y-intercept: 2

• Slope: 2, Y-intercept: 4

• Slope: 3, Y-intercept: 6

A set of ordered pairs is called what?

• the domain

• a relation

• a function

• the range

What is the domain of a relation?

• the set of all x-values

• the set of all y-values