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7.10: Exercise Supplement

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    Exercise Supplement

    Graphing Linear Equations and Inequalities in One Variable

    For the following problems, graph the equations and inequalities.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    \(6x−18=6\)

    A horizontal line with arrows on both ends labeled as x.

    Answer

    \(x=4\)

    A number line with arrows on each end, labeled from negative two to four in increments of one. There is a closed circle at four.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\)

    \(4x−3=−7\)

    A horizontal line with arrows on both ends labeled as x.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\)

    \(5x−1=2\)

    A horizontal line with arrows on both ends labeled as x.

    Answer

    \(x = \dfrac{3}{5}\)

    A number line with arrows on each end, labeled from negative one to ttwo in increments of one. There is a closed circle at three over five.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{4}\)

    \(10x−16<4\)

    A horizontal line with arrows on both ends labeled as x.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{5}\)

    \(−2y+1≤5\)

    A horizontal line with arrows on both ends labeled as y.

    Answer

    \(y≥−2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{6}\)

    \(\dfrac{-7a}{12} \ge 2\)

    A horizontal line with arrows on both ends labeled as a.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{7}\)

    \(3x+4≤12\)

    A horizontal line with arrows on both ends labeled as x.

    Answer

    \(x \le \dfrac{8}{3}\)

    A number line with arrows on each end, labeled from negative two to three, in increments of one. There is a closed circle at a point between two and three. A dark line is orginating from this circle and heading towards the left of it.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{8}\)

    \(−16≤5x−1≤−11\)

    A horizontal line with arrows on both ends labeled as x.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{9}\)

    \(0<−3y+9≤9\)

    A horizontal line with arrows on both ends labeled as y.

    Answer

    \(0≤y<3\)

    A number line with arrows on each end, labeled from negative one to four, in increments of one. There is a closed circle at zero and an open circle at three. These circles are connected by a a black line.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{10}\)

    \(\dfrac{-5c}{2} + 1 = 7\)

    A horizontal line with arrows on both ends labeled as c.

    Plotting Points in the Plane

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{11}\)

    Draw a coordinate system and plot the following ordered pairs.

    \((3, 1), (4, -2), (-1, -3), (0, 3), (3, 0), (5, -\dfrac{2}{3})\)

    Answer

    Total six points plotted in an xy-coordinate plane. The coordinates of these points are negative one, negative three; zero, three; three, one; three, zero; four, negative two; and five, negative two over three.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{12}\)

    As accurately as possible, state the coordinates of the points that have been plotted on the graph.

    Total seven points plotted on an xy-plane. The coordinates of these points are one, three; two, one; three,zero; three, negative two; negative one, negative three; negative three, three.

    Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{13}\)

    What is the geometric structure of the graph of all the solutions to the linear equation \(y=4x−9\)?

    Answer

    a straight line

    Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables - Graphing Equations in Slope-Intercept Form

    For the following problems, graph the equations.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{14}\)

    \(y−x=2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{15}\)

    \(y+x−3=0\)

    Answer

    A graph of a line passing through two points with coordinates zero, three and five, zero.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{16}\)

    \(−2x+3y=−6\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{17}\)

    \(2y+x−8=0\)

    Answer

    A graph of a line passing through two points with coordinates zero, four and eight, zero.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{18}\)

    \(4(x−y)=12\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{19}\)

    \(3y−4x+12=0\)

    Answer

    A graph of a line passing through two points with coordinates zero, three and negative four, zero.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{20}\)

    \(y=−3\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{21}\)

    \(y−2=0\)

    Answer

    A graph of a line parallel to x-axis in an xy plane. The line is labeled as ' y equals two'. The line crosses the y-axis at y equals two.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{22}\)

    \(x=4\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{23}\)

    \(x+1=0\)

    Answer

    A graph of a line parallel to y-axis in an xy plane. The line is labeled as 'x equals negative one'. The line crosses the x-axis at x equals negative one.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{24}\)

    \(x=0\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{25}\)

    \(y=0\)

    Answer

    A graph of a line in an xy plane coincident to x-axis labeled as 'y equals zero'.

    The Slope-Intercept Form of a Line

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{26}\)

    Write the slope-intercept form of a straight line.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{27}\)

    The slope of a straight line is a ____ of the steepness of the line.

    Answer

    measure

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{28}\)

    Write the formula for the slope of a line that passes through the points \((x_1,y_1)\) and \((x_2,y_2)\).

    For the following problems, determine the slope and y-intercept of the lines.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{29}\)

    \(y=4x+10\)

    Answer

    slope:  \(4\)

    \(y\)-intercept:  \((0,10)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{30}\)

    \(y=3x−11\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{31}\)

    \(y=9x−1\)

    Answer

    slope:  \(9\)

    \(y\)-intercept:  \((0,-1)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{32}\)

    \(y=−x+2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{33}\)

    \(y=−5x−4\)

    Answer

    slope:  \(-5\)

    \(y\)-intercept:  \((0,-4)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{34}\)

    \(y=x\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{35}\)

    \(y=−6x\)

    Answer

    slope:  \(-6\)

    \(y\)-intercept:  \((0,0)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{36}\)

    \(3y=4x+9\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{37}\)

    \(4y=5x+1\)

    Answer

    slope:  \(\dfrac{5}{4}\)

    \(y\)-intercept:  \((0,\dfrac{1}{4})\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{38}\)

    \(2y=9x\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{39}\)

    \(5y+4x=6\)

    Answer

    slope:  \(-\dfrac{4}{5}\)

    \(y\)-intercept:  \((0,\dfrac{6}{5})\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{40}\)

    \(7y+3x=10\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{41}\)

    \(6y−12x=24\)

    Answer

    slope:  \(2\)

    \(y\)-intercept:  \((0,4)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{42}\)

    \(5y−10x−15=0\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{43}\)

    \(3y+3x=1\)

    Answer

    slope:  \(-1\)

    \(y\)-intercept:  \((0,\dfrac{1}{3})\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{44}\)

    \(7y+2x=0\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{45}\)

    \(y=4\)

    Answer

    slope:  \(0\)

    \(y\)-intercept:  \((0,4)\)

    For the following problems, find the slope, if it exists, of the line through the given pairs of points.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{46}\)

    \((5,2),(6,3)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{47}\)

    \((8,−2),(10,−6)\)

    Answer

    slope: \(−2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{48}\)

    \((0,5),(3,4)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{49}\)

    \((1,−4),(3,3)\)

    Answer

    slope: \(\dfrac{7}{2}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{50}\)

    \((0,0),(−8,−5)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{51}\)

    \((−6,1),(−2,7)\)

    Answer

    slope:  \(\dfrac{3}{2}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{52}\)

    \((−3,−2),(−4,−5)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{53}\)

    \((4,7),(4,−2)\)

    Answer

    No Slope

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{54}\)

    \((−3,1),(4,1)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{55}\)

    \((\dfrac{1}{3}, \dfrac{3}{4}), (\dfrac{2}{9}, -\dfrac{5}{6})\)

    Answer

    slope: \(\dfrac{57}{4}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{56}\)

    Moving left to right, lines with slope rise while lines with slope decline.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{57}\)

    Compare the slopes of parallel lines.

    Answer

    The slopes of parallel lines are equal.

    Finding the Equation of a Line

    For the following problems, write the equation of the line using the given information. Write the equation in slope-intercept form.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{58}\)

    Slope=\(4\), \(y\)-intercept=\(5\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{59}\)

    Slope=\(3\), \(y\)-intercept=\(-6\)

    Answer

    \(y=3x−6\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{60}\)

    Slope=\(1\), \(y\)-intercept=\(8\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{61}\)

    Slope=\(1\), \(y\)-intercept=\(-2\)

    Answer

    \(y=x−2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{62}\)

    Slope=\(-5\), \(y\)-intercept=\(1\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{63}\)

    Slope=\(-11\), \(y\)-intercept=\(-4\)

    Answer

    \(y=−11x−4\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{64}\)

    Slope=\(2\), \(y\)-intercept=\(0\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{65}\)

    Slope=\(-1\), \(y\)-intercept=\(0\)

    Answer

    \(y=−x\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{66}\)

    \(m=3,(4,1)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{67}\)

    \(m=2,(1,5)\)

    Answer

    \(y=2x+3\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{68}\)

    \(m=6,(5,−2)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{69}\)

    \(m=−5,(2,−3)\)

    Answer

    \(y=−5x+7\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{70}\)

    \(m=−9,(−4,−7)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{71}\)

    \(m=−2,(0,2)\)

    Answer

    \(y=−2x+2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{72}\)

    \(m=−1,(2,0)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{73}\)

    \((2,3),(3,5)\)

    Answer

    \(y=2x−1\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{74}\)

    \((4,4),(5,1)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{75}\)

    \((6,1),(5,3)\)

    Answer

    \(y=−2x+13\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{76}\)

    \((8,6),(7,2)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{77}\)

    \((−3,1),(2,3)\)

    Answer

    \(y = \dfrac{2}{5}x + \dfrac{11}{5}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{78}\)

    \((−1,4),(−2,−4)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{79}\)

    \((0,−5),(6,−1)\)

    Answer

    \(y = \dfrac{2}{3}x - 5\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{80}\)

    \((2,1),(6,1)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{81}\)

    \((−5,7),(−2,7)\)

    Answer

    \(y=7\) (zero slope)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{82}\)

    \((4,1),(4,3)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{83}\)

    \((−1,−1),(−1,5)\)

    Answer

    \(x=−1\) (no slope)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{84}\)

    \((0,4),(0,−3)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{85}\)

    \((0,2),(1,0)\)

    Answer

    \(y=−2x+2\)

    For the following problems, reading only from the graph, determine the equation of the line.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{86}\)

    A graph of a line sloped up and to the right. The line crosses the y-axis at y equals one, and crosses the x-axis at x equals negative two.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{87}\)

    A graph of a line sloped up and to the right. The line crosses the x-axis at x equals three, and crosses the y-axis at y equals negative two.

    Answer

    \(y = \dfrac{2}{3}x - 2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{88}\)

    A graph of a line sloped down and to the right. The line crosses the y-axis at y equals one, and crosses the x-axis at x equals four.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{89}\)

    A graph of a parallel to x-axis. The line crosses the y-axis at y equals negative two.

    Answer

    \(y=−2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{90}\)

    A graph of a parallel to y-axis. The line crosses the x-axis at x equals three.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{91}\)

    A graph of a parallel to x-axis. The line crosses the y-axis at y equals one.

    Answer

    \(y=1\)

    Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables

    For the following problems, graph the inequalities.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{92}\)

    \(y≤x+2\)

    An xy-plane with gridlines, labeled negative five and five on the both axes.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{93}\)

    \(y < -\dfrac{1}{2} + 3\)

    An xy-plane with gridlines, labeled negative five and five on the both axes.

    Answer

    A line in an xy plane passing through two points with coordinates zero, three and four, one. The region below the line is shaded.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{94}\)

    \(y > \dfrac{1}{3}x - 3\)

    An xy-plane with gridlines, labeled negative five and five on the both axes.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{95}\)

    \(−2x+3y≤−6\)

    An xy-plane with gridlines, labeled negative five and five on the both axes.

    Answer

    A line in an xy plane passing through two points with coordinates zero, negative two and three, zero. The region below the line is shaded.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{96}\)

    \(2x+5y≥20\)

    An xy-plane with gridlines, labeled negative five and five on the both axes.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{97}\)

    \(4x−y+12>0\)

    An xy-plane with gridlines, labeled negative five and five on the both axes.

    Answer

    A line in an xy plane passing through two points with coordinates zero, twelve and three, zero. The region to the right of the line is shaded.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{98}\)

    \(y≥−2\)

    An xy-plane with gridlines, labeled negative five and five on the both axes.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{99}\)

    \(x<3\)

    An xy-plane with gridlines, labeled negative five and five on the both axes.

    Answer

    A dashed line parallel to y-axis in an xy plane. The line crosses the x-axis at x equals three. The region to the left of the line is shaded.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{100}\)

    \(y≤0\)

    An xy-plane with gridlines, labeled negative five and five on the both axes.


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