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3.4E: Exercises

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    Practice Makes Perfect

    Find the Equation Given a Slope and y-Intercept

    In the following exercises, find the equation of a line with given slope and y-intercept. Write the equation in slope–intercept form.

    1. Slope \(\frac{1}{3}\) and \(y\)-intercept \((0,−6)\)
    2. Slope \(−5\) and \(y\)-intercept \((0,−3)\)
    3. Slope \(0\) and \(y\)-intercept \((0,4)\)
    4. Slope \(−2\) and \(y\)-intercept \((0,0)\)
    Answer
    1. \(y=\frac{1}{3}-6\)
    2. \(y=-5x-3\)
    3. \(y=4\)
    4. \(y=-2x\)
    Find the Equation Given a Graph

    In the following exercises, find the equation of the line shown in each graph. Write the equation in slope–intercept form.

    1. This figure has a graph of a straight line on the x y-coordinate plane. The x and y-axes run from negative 10 to 10. The line goes through the points (0, 1), (1, 3), and (2, 5).
    2. This figure has a graph of a straight line on the x y-coordinate plane. The x and y-axes run from negative 10 to 10. The line goes through the points (0, 5), (1, 2), and (2, negative 1).
    3. This figure has a graph of a straight line on the x y-coordinate plane. The x and y-axes run from negative 10 to 10. The line goes through the points (0, negative 2), (4, 1), and (8, 4).
    4. This figure has a graph of a horizontal straight line on the x y-coordinate plane. The x and y-axes run from negative 10 to 10. The line goes through the points (0, negative 4), (1, negative 4), and (2, negative 4).
    Answer
    1. \(y=2x+1\)
    2. \(y=-3x+5\)
    3. \(y=\frac{3}{4}x-2\)
    4. \(y=-4\)
    Find the Equation Given a Slope and a Point

    In the following exercises, find the equation of a line with given slope and containing the given point. Write the equation in slope–intercept form.

    1. \(m=−\frac{1}{4}\), point \((−8,3)\)
    2. \(m=\frac{3}{5}\), point \((10,6)\)
    3. Horizontal line containing \((−2,7)\)
    4. \(m=−2\), point \((−1,−3)\)
    Answer
    1. \(y=-\frac{1}{4}x+1\)
    2. \(y=\frac{3}{5}x\)
    3. \(y=7\)
    4. \(y=-2x-5\)
    Find the Equation Given Two Points

    In the following exercises, find the equation of a line containing the given points. Write the equation in slope–intercept form.

    1. \((2,10)\) and \((−2,−2)\)
    2. \((7,1)\) and \((5,0)\)
    3. \((3,8)\) and \((3,−4)\)
    4. \((5,2)\) and \((−1,2)\)
    Answer
    1. \(y=3x+4\)
    2. \(y=\frac{1}{2}x-\frac{5}{2}\)
    3. \(x=3\)
    4. \(y=2\)

    This page titled 3.4E: Exercises is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Stanislav A. Trunov and Elizabeth J. Hale.

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