1.2.1: Slope of a Line (Exercises)
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SECTION 1.2 PROBLEM SET: SLOPE OF A LINE
Find the slope of the line passing through the following pair of points.
1) (2, 3) and (5, 9) | 2) (4, 1) and (2, 5) |
3) (- 1, 1) and (1, 3) | 4) (4, 3) and (- 1, 3) |
5) (6, - 5) and (4, - 1) | 6) (5, 3) and (- 1, - 4) |
7) (3, 4) and (3, 7) | 8) (- 2, 4) and (- 3, - 2) |
9) (- 3, - 5) and (- 1, - 7) | 10) (0, 4) and (3, 0) |
SECTION 1.2 PROBLEM SET: SLOPE OF A LINE
Determine the slope of the line from the given equation of the line.
11) y = - 2x + 1 | 12) y = 3x - 2 |
13) 2x - y = 6 | 14) x + 3y = 6 |
15) 3x - 4y = 12 |
16) What is the slope of the x-axis? |
Graph the line that passes through the given point and has the given slope.
17) (1, 2) and m = - 3/4 | 18) (2, - 1) and m = 2/3 |
19) (0, 2) and m = - 2 | 20) (2, 3) and m = 0 |