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Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

What does perpendicular mean?

a)

opposite reciprocal slope

b)

same slope

c)

proportional

d)

non-proportional

2.

What does parallel mean?

a)

opposite reciprocal slope

b)

same slope

c)

proportional

d)

non-proportional

3.

How do you know where to shade a linear inequality?

a)

If y is negative shade below

b)

If y is positive shade above

c)

If the sign has a line underneath it shade above

d)

If y is greater than the other side, shade above. If y is less than the other side, shade below. If y is negative, flip the sign

4.

Where should this graph be shaded?

a)

Above

b)

Below

5.

Where should this graph be shaded?

a)

Above

b)

Below

6.

Where should this graph be shaded?

a)

Above

b)

Below

7.

Where should this graph be shaded?

a)

Above

b)

Below

8.

Where should this graph be shaded?

a)

Above

b)

Below

9.

Where should this graph be shaded?

a)

Above

b)

Below

10.

Equation of line with undefined slope going through (2, 7)

a)

y=7

b)

x=2

c)

y=2

d)

x=7

11.

Equation of line with zero slope going through (-4, 9)

a)

y=-4

b)

x=9

c)

y=9

d)

x=-4

12.

Equation of line with zero slope going through (11, 14)

a)

y=14

b)

x=14

c)

y=11

d)

x=11

13.

Equation of line with undefined slope going through (22, 33)

a)

y=33

b)

x=22

c)

y=22

d)

x=33

14.

"Rate of change of y with respect to x" means....

a)

y-intercept

b)

equation

c)

slope

d)

intersection point

15.

What should I do when i see this?

a)

Find the shaded region

b)

Plug in the number 2 for x and y

c)

Change the top one to y= form and graph to see where they cross

d)

y-y / x- x

16.

What should I do when i see this?

a)

Find the shaded region

b)

Plug in the number 2 for x and y

c)

Write 2 equations, then graph them to see where they cross

d)

y-y / x- x

17.

Domain is talking about...

a)

x's, look up and down

b)

x's, look left to right

c)

y's, look up and down

d)

y's, look left to right

18.

Range is talking about...

a)

x's, look up and down

b)

x's, look left to right

c)

y's, look up and down

d)

y's, look left to right

19.

In real world problems, the domain numbers are USUALLY....

a)

larger

b)

smaller

20.

In real world problems, the range numbers are USUALLY....

a)

larger

b)

smaller

21.

The y-intercept represents.....

a)

The rate at which y is changing with x

b)

The ending y-value

c)

Nothing

d)

The initial or starting y-value

22.

True or false: X-intercept is the same as slope

a)

True, they are the same

b)

False, x-intercept is where the line crosses the x-axis

23.

What should I do when I see these answer choices?

a)

Leave them like they are

b)

Just delete the extra number with y

c)

Get y alone by "cancelling out" or moving the extra numbers from that side

d)

y - y / x - x

24.

What should I do to find the y-intercept since I can't see it?

a)

Use the ~ and some points

b)

Just find the slope

c)

Make your best estimate based on the graph

d)

Use the x-intercept

25.

If you have a real world domain WORD problem, you should usually select an answer that looks like...

a)

[0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25]

b)

0 < x < 25

26.

If you have a real world range WORD problem, you should usually select an answer that looks like...

a)

[10, 30, 50, 70, 90, 110]

b)

10 < y < 110

27.

What strategy should you try every time you are stuck on a problem?

a)

Put the equation into nsolve

b)

Graph what the question gave you in desmos and see if the graph helps you answer

c)

Select two points and do (y-y)/(x-x)

d)

The butterfly method

28.

What happens to the exponents when you multiply a base times a base? Example: $a^7\cdot a^2$

a)

The exponents multiply; Ans = $a^{14}$

b)

The exponents add; Ans = $a^9$

c)

The exponents subtract: Ans = $a^5$

d)

The exponents divide: Ans = $a^{3.5}$

29.

What happens to the exponents when you raise a power to a power? Example: $\left(a^7\right)^2$

a)

The exponents multiply; Ans = $a^{14}$

b)

The exponents add; Ans = $a^9$

c)

The exponents subtract: Ans = $a^5$

d)

The exponents divide: Ans = $a^{3.5}$

30.

What happens to the exponents when you divide a base by a base?

Example: $\frac{a^7}{a^2}$

a)

The exponents multiply; Ans = $a^{14}$

b)

The exponents add; Ans = $a^9$

c)

The exponents subtract: Ans = $a^5$

d)

The exponents divide: Ans = $a^{3.5}$

31.

What happens to an exponent when it is negative?

Example: $\frac{1}{3a^{-2}}$

a)

The piece with the negative exponent flips to the other side and becomes positive;

Ans = $\frac{1a^2}{3}$

b)

Everything flips;

Ans = $\frac{3a^2}{1}$

c)

Trick question, nothing happens: Ans = $\frac{1}{3a^{-2}}$

d)

Just change it to positive:

Ans = $\frac{1}{3a^2}$

32.

What do you have to do to an equation before you can graph it?

a)

Make sure all the numbers are positive

b)

Make sure all the numbers are even

c)

Make sure y is alone

d)

Make sure x is alone

33.

For graphs like these, the DOMAIN is always:

a)

All real numbers greater than or equal to zero

b)

It depends on where it looks like the lines are

c)

All real numbers less than or equal to zero

d)

All real numbers

34.

The word "zeros" means:

a)

y-intercept

b)

x-intercepts

c)

slope

d)

ones

35.

The word "roots" means:

a)

y-intercept

b)

x-intercepts

c)

slope

d)

ones

36.

The word "solutions" means:

a)

y-intercept

b)

x-intercepts

c)

slope

d)

ones

37.

Since "zeros" means x-intercepts, if a question is asking you to find the zeros of an equation, what should you do?

a)

Use nsolve to find the solution

b)

Find the slope and work backwards

c)

Graph the equation so you can SEE the x-intercepts!

d)

Cross-multiply so you can find the zeros

38.

This picture shows a line with:

a)

Undefined slope

b)

Zero slope

c)

Slope of 1

d)

This image is exponential, so it doesn't have a slope

39.

This picture shows a line with:

a)

Undefined slope

b)

Zero slope

c)

Slope of 1

d)

This image is exponential, so it doesn't have a slope

40.

What's the easiest way to solve this problem?

a)

Plug in a point

b)

Graph it in desmos

c)

Nsolve

d)

(y-y)/(x-x)

41.

How should you solve this problem?

a)

Distribute

b)

Graph it in desmos

c)

Nsolve

d)

(y-y)/(x-x)

42.

What can you use to solve this problem?

a)

Distribute

b)

Graph it in desmos

c)

Nsolve

d)

(y-y)/(x-x)

43.

What does perpendicular mean?

a)

Same slope; will never cross each other

b)

Opposite reciprocal slopes (ex $\frac{5}{3}\ ->\ -\frac{3}{5}$ ; cross at a 90 degree angle

c)

Positive and even

d)

Negative and odd

44.

What's NOT true when you see an equation in this form?

$y=a\left(b\right)^x$

a)

The a value is the y-intercept

b)

If the b-value is greater than 1, that means the function is increasing

c)

If the b-value is less than 1, that means the function is decreasing

d)

The b-value is the x-intercept

45.

What's NOT true about an "asymptote"?

a)

The ONLY asymptotes you see in Algebra I are horizontal, NOT vertical

b)

The asymptote we almost always see is

y = 0

c)

It's the imaginary line that the graph never actually crosses; it's where the line flattens out

d)

Sometimes we may have a vertical asymptote

46.

How do you know where the shading on the graph should be?

a)

If y is greater, it should be shaded above. If y is less, it should be shaded below. If y is negative, flip the sign before you shade

b)

If y is greater, it should be shaded below. If y is less, it should be shaded above

c)

If x is greater, it should be shaded above. If x is less, it should be shaded below

d)

If the line is dotted, it should be shaded above. If the line is solid, it should be shaded below

47.

How should you solve a SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS like this one?

a)

Use Menu 413 to find the slope of both

b)

Put them both in nsolve and multiply the answers

c)

Change them to y = form, graph them, and find where they cross

d)

Guess an x and y value and plug in to check if they work

48.

With a question like this, what should be the FIRST thing you do?

a)

Add the exponents

b)

Subtract the exponents

c)

Multiply the exponents

d)

Simplify the normal numbers in Desmos

49.

When we're talking about QUADRATICS (the smiley face looking graphs), what does the word "solutions" mean?

a)

vertex

b)

y-intercept

c)

x-intercept(s)

d)

axis of symmetry

50.

If you're stuck, but you have nothing to graph, try..............

a)

giving up

b)

eating soup

c)

writing 2 equations based on the problem so then you'll have something to graph

d)

adding all the numbers in the problem and then dividing by 4

51.

When the problem has the word "models" in it ...

a)

Do a regression! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

b)

Use the butterfly method

c)

y - y / x - x

d)

nsolve

52.

What is slope-intercept form?

a)

(y - y)/(x - x)

b)

y=mx+b

c)

y=a(b)^x

d)

ax + by = c

53.

True or false.... you can graph something in Desmos even if it has parentheses in it

a)

True

b)

False

54.

"Narrower" means...

a)

fatter

b)

skinnier

c)

taller

d)

shorter

55.

"Wider" means...

a)

fatter

b)

skinnier

c)

taller

d)

shorter

56.

Horizontal means.....

a)

up and down

b)

side to side

57.

Vertical means.....

a)

up and down

b)

side to side

58.

What is the form of a linear equation?

a)

y = mx + b

b)

y = $a\left(b\right)^x$

c)

y = $ax^2+bx+c$

59.

What is the form of an exponential equation?

a)

y = mx + b

b)

y = $a\left(b\right)^x$

c)

y = $ax^2+bx+c$

60.

What is the form of a quadratic equation?

a)

y = mx + b

b)

y = $a\left(b\right)^x$

c)

y = $ax^2+bx+c$

61.

What is the definition of "asymptote"?

a)

the line on which a function is flattening out

b)

the line that cuts a parabola in half

c)

the x-intercept

d)

0

62.

The equation of the asymptote is usually.....

a)

y = 0

b)

x = 0

63.

If a problem mentions direct variation or direct proportion, that means you should use...

a)

$y_1\sim mx_1+b$

b)

the butterfly method

c)

graphing

d)

$y_1\sim a\left(b\right)^{x_1}$

64.

What does this symbol mean? $15\ \pm\ 4$

a)

Just add: 19

b)

Just subtract: 11

c)

Both add and subtract separately (2 answers): 11 and 19

d)

Both add and divide (2 answers): 19 and 3.75

65.

A HORIZONTAL stretch would make a parabola....

a)

More narrow (skinny)

b)

More wide (fat)

66.

A VERTICAL stretch would make a parabola....

a)

More narrow (skinny)

b)

More wide (fat)

67.

The y intercept is.....

a)

What y is when x = 1

b)

What y is when x = 0

c)

Always the first y-value in the table

d)

The average of the y's

68.

If you have 2 points of a linear function, how can you get BOTH the slope and the y-intercept at one time?

a)

nsolve

b)

Use the ~

c)

$\frac{y-y}{x-x}$

d)

use the butterfly method

69.

How would you put in the calculator to solve this?

f(x) = 10x + 2, what is f(7)

a)

7 + 2

b)

10(7) + 2

c)

10 + 2(7)

d)

10 + 2

70.

How would you put in the calculator to solve this?

f(x) = 4 + 8x, what is f(-3)

a)

4 + 8

b)

4 + -3

c)

4 + 8(-3)

d)

4(-3) + 8

71.

What does f(3) = 12 mean?

a)

When x is 3, y is 12

Point (3, 12)

b)

When y is 3, x is 12

Point (12, 3)

c)

x = 12/3

d)

x = 3/12

72.

What does f(20) = 5 mean?

a)

When x is 20, y is 5

Point (20, 5)

b)

When y is 5, x is 20

Point (5, 20)

c)

x = 20/5

d)

x = 5/20

73.

What does domain mean?

a)

The x-intercept

b)

The y-intercept

c)

ALL the x's touched by the function, from left to right

d)

ALL the y's touched by the function, from down to up

74.

What does range mean?

a)

The x-intercept

b)

The y-intercept

c)

ALL the x's touched by the function, from left to right

d)

ALL the y's touched by the function, from down to up

75.

What does it mean when a SYSTEM of 2 equations has "no solution" ?

a)

They are perpendicular

b)

They cross more than once

c)

They never cross

d)

The domain and range are all real numbers

76.

If a multiple choice question is asking "which expression is equivalent" to another, what can you try?

a)

graphing to see what makes the same graph

b)

use the ~

c)

nsolve

d)

choose the answer with the most similar numbers

77.

What is the linear "parent function"?

a)

$f\left(x\right)=x$

b)

$f\left(x\right)=x^2$

c)

$f\left(x\right)=\left(b\right)^x$

d)

there's no such thing

78.

What is the quadratic "parent function"?

a)

$f\left(x\right)=x$

b)

$f\left(x\right)=x^2$

c)

$f\left(x\right)=\left(b\right)^x$

d)

there's no such thing

79.

What does it mean for a line to be more "steep" ?

a)

higher on the graph

b)

lower on the graph

c)

more flat

d)

less flat

80.

Which line is the steepest?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

yellow

81.

Which line is the least steep?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

yellow

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