Quiz about Getting Ready to Write the Equation of a Line Given Two Points

Question 1

What is the slope-intercept form of a linear equation?

Accepted Answer

$$y=mx\ +b$$

Answer

$$y\ =ax^2+bx+c$$

Answer

$$y\ =\ mx-b$$

Answer

$$Ax+By\ +C\ =0$$

Question 2

What does variable m represent in the slope-intercept form?

Accepted Answer

Slope of the line

Answer

Y-intercept of the line

Answer

X-intercept of the line

Answer

None of the above

Question 3

What does variable b represent in $$y\ =\ mx+b$$ ?

Accepted Answer

Y-intercept of the line

Answer

Slope of the line

Answer

X-intercept of the line

Answer

None of the above

Question 4

What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y = 4x + 2?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

-4

Answer

-2

Question 5

What is the y-intercept of the line represented by the equation y = -2x + 5?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

2

Answer

-2

Answer

-5

Question 6

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

Accepted Answer

0

Answer

1

Answer

Undefined

Answer

Infinity

Question 7

Calculate slope when given these two points: (-2, 3) and (4, 5)

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}$$

Answer

$$\frac{2}{2}$$

Answer

$$3$$

Question 8

Calculate slope when given these two points: (2, -1) and (5, -3)

Accepted Answer

$$-\frac{2}{3}$$

Answer

$$\frac{2}{3}$$

Answer

$$\frac{3}{-2}$$

Question 9

Find the slope of the line that passes through:
(-4, 7) and (-6, -4)

Accepted Answer

11/2

Answer

2/11

Answer

13/2

Answer

3/10

Question 10

Find the slope of the line that passes through:
(6,7) and (4,2)

Accepted Answer

5/2

Answer

2/5

Answer

-5/2

Answer

-1/2

Question 11

Find the slope of the line that passes through:
(2, 4) and (6, 12)

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1/2

Answer

-1/2

Answer

-2

Question 12

Find the slope of the line that passes through:
(10, 1) and (5, 2)

Accepted Answer

-1/5

Answer

1/5

Answer

5

Answer

-5

Getting Ready to Write the Equation of a Line Given Two Points

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