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Higher Unit 06b Check in Test Linear Graphs Coordinate Geometry

This document contains a 10 question math test on topics related to linear graphs and equations including finding gradients, plotting graphs, determining if relationships exhibit direct proportion, finding equations of lines, and determining parallel and perpendicular relationships between lines. The questions are multiple choice and short answer.

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Higher Unit 06b Check in Test Linear Graphs Coordinate Geometry

This document contains a 10 question math test on topics related to linear graphs and equations including finding gradients, plotting graphs, determining if relationships exhibit direct proportion, finding equations of lines, and determining parallel and perpendicular relationships between lines. The questions are multiple choice and short answer.

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Higher tier unit 6b check in test

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Q1. P is the point (–4, 4)


Q is the point (1, –5)
Find the gradient of PQ.

Q2. Which of these graphs shows direct proportion?

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Q3. On the grid, draw the graph of y = 4x + 2 from x = –1 to x = 3

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Q4. Line L is drawn on the grid below.

Find the equation for the straight line L.


Give your answer in the form y = mx + c

Q5. A line has gradient 2 and passes through the point (3, 4).
Find the equation of the line.

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Q6. The graph shows a straight line.
Find the equation of the line in the form ax + by = c.

Q7. Find the gradient of the line with equation 3y + 4x = 12

Q8. Here are the equations of five straight lines.


Which of lines A–D is parallel to line L?
Line L y = 2x + 4
Line A 2y = 2x + 4
Line B 2y = x + 4
Line C 2x + 2y = 4
Line D 2x − y = 4

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Q9. The diagram shows a straight line, L, drawn on a grid.

Which of lines A–D is perpendicular to line L?


Line A y + 2x = 3
Line B y – 2x = 3
Line C 2y = x + 3
Line D 2y + x = 3

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Q10. The graph shows the depth, d cm, of water in a tank after t seconds.

Find the gradient of this graph.


Choose the statement that best describes what this gradient represents.
2 2
A The gradient is 3 . Every 3 of a second, the depth of water decreases by 1 cm.
B The gradient is –1.5. Every second, the depth of water decreases by 1.5 cm.
C The gradient is 1.5. Every second, the depth of water decreases by 1.5 cm.
D The gradient is –1.5. The depth of water decrease by 1 cm every 1.5 seconds.

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Topics listed in objectives
 Plot and draw graphs of y = a, x = a, y = x and y = –x, drawing and recognising lines parallel to
axes, plus y = x and y = –x;
 Identify and interpret the gradient of a line segment;
 Recognise that equations of the form y = mx + c correspond to straight-line graphs in the
coordinate plane;
 Identify and interpret the gradient and y-intercept of a linear graph given by equations of the
form y = mx + c;
 Find the equation of a straight line from a graph in the form y = mx + c;
 Plot and draw graphs of straight lines of the form y = mx + c with and without a table of values;
 Sketch a graph of a linear function, using the gradient and y-intercept (i.e. without a table of
values);
 Find the equation of the line through one point with a given gradient;
 Identify and interpret gradient from an equation ax + by = c;
 Find the equation of a straight line from a graph in the form ax + by = c;
 Plot and draw graphs of straight lines in the form ax + by = c;
 Interpret and analyse information presented in a range of linear graphs:
 use gradients to interpret how one variable changes in relation to another;
 find approximate solutions to a linear equation from a graph;
 identify direct proportion from a graph;
 find the equation of a line of best fit (scatter graphs) to model the relationship between
quantities;
 Explore the gradients of parallel lines and lines perpendicular to each other;
 Interpret and analyse a straight-line graph and generate equations of lines parallel and
perpendicular to the given line;
 Select and use the fact that when y = mx + c is the equation of a straight line, then the gradient
of a line parallel to it will have a gradient of m and a line perpendicular to this line will have a
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gradient of m.

Answers
Q1. –1.8
Q2. C
Q3. line from (–1, –2) to (3, 14)
Q4. y= 2x +1
Q5. y = 2x – 2
Q6. 7x + 9y = 63
4

Q7. 3
Q8. D
Q9. A
Q10. B

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