Equation of A Lines Packet
Equation of A Lines Packet
4 – Math 621
Forms of Lines
and Modeling Using Linear Equations
Description:
This unit focuses on different forms of linear equations. Slope- intercept, point-slope
and standard forms are introduced. Students will write all three forms using short
descriptions, tables of values and/or graphs. In addition, students will be able to
transform one form into another and construct linear graphs for each form. They will
be able to graph lines using the x and y- intercepts, a slope and y-intercept, a point
and a slope or two points, accordingly to the given form of the equation.
The unit will be concluded with an introduction to linear modeling, where students
will recognize linear relationship between independent and dependent variables.
Students will derive equations, graph functions and use their equations and graphs
to make predictions. In the process of modeling, students will determine the constant
rate of change and initial value of a function from a description of a relationship.
They will interpret slope as rate of change, relate slope to the steepness of a line,
and learn that the sign of the slope indicates that a linear function is increasing if the
slope is positive and decreasing if the slope is negative.
4.1 Slope and slope-intercept form of lines
4.2 Ivy Smith Performance Task
4.3 Point-Slope form of lines
4.4 Standard Form for lines
Quiz on sections 4.1-4.4
4.5 Modeling using linear equations
4.6 More on Modeling
4.7 Unit Review
Unit 4 TEST
RESOURCES
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4.1 Slope Formula and Slope-Intercept Form Review
y2 − y1
The slope formula is: m = for the points (x1 , y1 ) and (x2 , y2 )
x2 − x1
Example: Find the slope of the line that goes through the points (5, -3) and (2, 3)
1: Use the slope formula to find the slope of the line through the given points. Leave
answers in simplified fractional form.
5. (2, 6) and (7, 1) 6. (4, -1) and (0, 9)
7. (3, 7) and (4, 7) 8. (7, 2) and (7, -4)
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9. (3, -3) and (2, -2) 10. (7, 0) and (2, 10)
Rewrite each of these equations in slope-intercept form.
11. 3x – 4y = 24 12. x + 4y = 12
Use the slope formula to find the slope of the line going through each of these pairs of points.
Identify the type of line (vertical, horizontal or oblique) for the given equations.
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Identify the slope and y-intercept of the lines represented by each of these equations.
19. y = 4x + 7 20. 3x + 2y = 12
21. x = 10 22. y = 3
Find the equation of each line in slope-intercept form
23. The line has a slope of 7 and a y-intercept at -2. ________________________________________
24. The slope is -2 and it goes through the point (0, 3). ________________________________________
25. The slope is 5 and it goes through the point (2, -1) ________________________________________
Write the equation of each line in slope-intercept form.
26. 27.
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Section 4.3 – Point-Slope Form
Notes and Practice
Example 1: Write an equation for the line with slope = 2, that goes through the point (7, 3)
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Example 2: Write an equation for the line with slope = , that goes through the point (5, -6)
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Example 3: Write an equation for the line with slope = -4, that goes through the point (-2, 1)
In order to write the equation of any line you need _______________ and the ____________.
If you are given both of those things, as you were above, then it’s easy to use the point-slope
form of the line. Sometimes you aren’t actually given the information out-right, but you can
figure it out from other information.
Example 4: Write an equation for a line that goes through the points (1, 3) and (-2, 2).
You have a point – in fact, you have two points from which to choose, but you need
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Example 5: Write an equation for a line that goes through the points (4, -5) and (2, 3):
Example 6: Write an equation for a line that goes through the points (1, 3) and (7,3):
Example 7: Write an equation for a line that goes through the points (1, 3) and (1,4):
It is easy to graph lines that are written in point-slope form. Just plot the point and use the slope.
Example 8:
The slope is: _______ a point is _________ The slope is: _________ a point is _________
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PRACTICE
Find an equation for the line with the given information. Write your answer in whatever form is
easiest. Note: Parallel lines have the same slope!
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2. slope: , through (7,2)
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9. Graph the following lines.
a. y + 1 = 2(x − 4) 2
b. y + 4 = (x − 2)
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a. b.
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4.4 - Standard Form for Lines
Notes
There are three common forms for the equations of lines that we will be using this year.
For the purposes of definition, coordinates of points are indicated by the letters ____ & ____.
Constants are indicated by the letters _____, _____ and _____. We use the letter _____ for slope.
Note that capital B stands for _____________________ and lower case b stand for the ______________.
It is important that you be consistent with how you write the letters.
Name General Form Specific Example
Slope-intercept
Today we will focus on STANDARD form.
If you are asked to write a linear equation in STANDARD form, you must do three things:
1. Eliminate fractions by multiplying across by the least common multiple of the
denominators. You may have to distribute first, if the equation is in point-slope form to
start.
2. Move terms with x and y to the left and all constants to the right using
addition/subtraction.
3. Make the first term on the left the term with the x and make it positive if it is negative by
multiplying everything by negative 1.
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Example 1. Write the equation of the line y = x − 4 in Standard form.
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Example 2. Write the equation of the line y − 3 = (x − 4) in Standard form.
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Example 3: Write the equation of the line 2y − x = 4 in Standard form.
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Given the graph find equation in Ax + By = C form.
4. 5.
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6.
Standard form is particularly good for finding x-intercepts and y-intercepts of lines.
Remember that an intercept is the point where a __________________ crosses an _________________.
An x-intercept is the point where a ____________________ crosses the __________- axis.
A y-intercept is the point where a ____________________ crosses the __________- axis.
Example 7. Find the x-intercept and the y-intercept of the line 4x + 6y = 12
• To find the x-intercept, substitute 0 in for the _________ value.
The x-intercept is _____________.
• To find the y-intercept, substitute 0 in for the _________ value.
The y-intercept is _____________.
Example 8. Find the x-intercept and the y-intercept of the line 2x – 3y = 24
• To find the x-intercept, substitute 0 in for the _________ value.
The x-intercept is _____________.
• To find the y-intercept, substitute 0 in for the _________ value.
The y-intercept is _____________.
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Example 9. Find the x-intercept and the y-intercept of the line -3x + 6y = 36
The x-intercept is _____________.
The y-intercept is _____________.
Example 10. Graph the line x - 5y = 10.
Hint: find the x-intercept (make y= 0 in equation and solve for x) and
y-intercept (make x= 0 in equation and solve for y)
X Y
y-intercept !
0
x-intercept ! 0
10. Graph the line 3x – 2y = 6
X Y
y-intercept !
0
x-intercept ! 0
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Section 4.4 Classwork
State the name for the form of the line shown below.
1. y = mx + b _________________________________________________
2. Ax + By = C _________________________________________________
3. y – y1 = m ( x – x1 ) _________________________________________________
Rewrite these equations in Standard Form
4. y = 2x – 5 ______________________________
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5. y = x + 3 ______________________________
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Find the x-intercept and the y-intercept of these lines.
x-intercept y-intercept
6. 6x – 2y = 12
7. 3x + 4y = 9
8. y = 6
9. x = 2
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Use the x and y intercepts to graph these two lines.
10. 4x – 3y = 6 11. 5x + 2y = 15
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Section 4.1-4.4
Quiz Review & Study Guide
1. You should know the names (including spelling) and general forms for each of the three
forms of linear equations we have studied in this unit. You should also be able to provide
a specific example, using numerical values as constants. You should know the difference
between a general form and specific example of an equation.
Fill in the missing information:
Find the slope, x-intercept and y-intercept for each of these lines.
Linear Equation Slope x-intercept y-intercept
a. 3x + 4y = 24
b. 5x − 3y = 30
c. x + 2y = 1
d. 6x − 10y = 30
e. 8x + 4y = 64
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f. 7x − 7y = 21
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3. You should be able to convert from one form of a linear equation to another form.
Convert these linear equations to Standard Form.
a. y = 7x - 6 b. y + 12 = -2(x+3)
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c. y + x = d. −2y + x = 5
4 3 3
4. Given a line in standard form, you should be able to draw its graph using the x-intercept
& y-intercept.
a. 6x -10y = 30 b. 7x + 3y = - 21
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5. Given the graph of a line, you should be able to
identify its x-intercept, y-intercept and slope. You
should also be able to write its equation in all 3
linear forms.
a) x-intercept = ___________
b) y-intercept = ___________
c) slope = ________________
6. Given information about a line, you should be able to write its equation in point-slope, slope-
intercept and Standard forms.
a. Write an equation for the line that passes through (1, -3) and has slope = –6 in point-slope
form.
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b. Write an equation for the line that passes through (3, 2) and has slope = − in point-slope
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form.
c. Write an equation for the line passing through the points (2, 5) and (-3, 1) in point-slope form.
d. Write an equation for the line that passes through (-1, 3) and has slope = 2 in slope-intercept
form.
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7. You should be able to graph lines presented in all three forms of linear equations.
Graph the following lines.
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a. 4x + 3y = 12 b. y = x−2
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1 d. (y + 1) = 2(x + 5)
c. (y − 3) = − (x + 4)
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e. y = 4 f. −2x + 3y = 6
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ANSWERS
1a. Slope-intercept y = mx + b y = 4x + 3
1b. Point-slope (y − y1 ) = m(x − x1 ) (y − 1) = 2(x − 3)
1c. Standard Ax + By = C 2x + 3y = 4
Linear Equation Slope x-intercept y-intercept
2a. 3x + 4y = 24 -3/4 8 6
2b. 5x − 3y = 30 5/3 6 -10
2c. x + 2y = 1 -1/2 1 ½
2d. 6x − 10y = 30 3/5 5 -3
2e. 8x + 4y = 64 -2 8 16
2f. 7x − 7y = −
21 1 -3 3
7e. 7f.
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4.6 Linear Functions as a Model
• Point-Slope form for a line: y − y1 = m(x − x1 ) , where (x1 , y1 ) is a point on the line
Definitions:
Independent Variable:
Dependent Variable:
Example A
Identify the independent (x) and dependent (y) variables in each situation.
1) Ben collects 3 stamps every month. The number of stamps collected depends on the
number of years he keeps his hobby.
x = _____________________________________________________
y = _____________________________________________________
2) Masha plans to decorate her living room area with a carpet, but she is undecided on
the length of carpet she will buy. The carpet she likes costs $10 per square foot.
x = _____________________________________________________
y = _____________________________________________________
3) Stephan is placing masking tape around circular mirrors. He wants to find the
amount of tape to purchase by measuring the radii for each mirror.
x = _____________________________________________________
y = _____________________________________________________
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4) A woman plans to travel to the Dominican Republic in 6 months for a family reunion.
She wants to estimate the travel cost by surveying her family members who have already bought
airline tickets about the total cost. She also asked them how many people are traveling in their
groups.
x = _____________________________________________________
y = _____________________________________________________
5. Axel’s Warehouse has banquet facilities to accommodate a maximum of 250 people. When
the manager quotes a price for a banquet she is including the cost of renting the room plus the
cost of the meal. A banquet for 70 people costs $1300. For 120 people, the price is $2200.
Independent = ____________________________________
Dependent =______________________________________
(b) Identify two points discussed in the problem above. ____________ and _____________
(h) Use your equation from part (e) to find the cost of a banquet for the maximum capacity of
people for this facility.
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6. When a 40 gram mass was suspended from a coil spring, the length of the spring was 24 inches.
When an 80 gram mass was suspended from the same coil spring, the length of the spring was 36
inches.
(a) Identify the independent variable and dependent variable in this problem
x = ______________________________ y =_______________________________
(c) Estimate the length of the spring for a mass of 70 grams and 90 grams based on the graph.
(d) Determine an equation that models this situation. Write the equation in slope-intercept form.
(e) Use the equation to find the length of the spring for a mass of 70 grams and 90 grams. Are
these exact answers the same as your estimated ones from part (b)?
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7. Jason leaves his summer cottage and drives home. After driving for 5 hours, he is
112 km from home, and after 7 hours, he is 15 km from home. Assume that the
distance from home and the number of hours driving form a linear relationship.
a. State the dependent and the independent variables.
dependent variable: _____________________________________________________
independent variable: _____________________________________________________
b. What are the two points given?
point 1: ___________________ point 2: __________________
c. What is the slope and what does it mean in this problem?
d. Determine an equation to model this situation.
e. Find the distance-intercept (when distance = 0) and explain what it represents.
f. How long did it take Jason to drive from his summer cottage to home?
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4.7 More Modeling
We will continue to use these formulas in this section: (Fill the blanks)
1. A rental car company offers a rental package for a midsize car. The cost is comprised of a
fixed $30 administrative fee for the cleaning and maintenance of the car plus a rental cost
of $35 per day.
e. Determine an equation to model the relationship between the number of days and the
total cost of renting a midsize car.
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2. The same company is advertising a deal on compact car rentals. The linear function 𝑦=
30𝑥 + 15 can be used to model the relationship between the number of days (𝑥) and the
total cost (𝑦) of renting a compact car.
slope = ____________
It means . . .
___________________________________________________________________________
3. In 2008, a collector of sports memorabilia purchased 5 specific baseball cards as an
investment. Let 𝑦 represent each card’s resale value (in dollars) and 𝑥 represent the
number of years since purchase.
Each of the cards’ resale values after 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 years could be modeled by linear
equations as follows:
Card A: 𝑦 = 5 − 0.7𝑥 Card B: 𝑦 = 4 + 2.6𝑥
Card C: 𝑦 = 10 + 0.9𝑥 Card D: 𝑦 = 10 − 1.1𝑥
Card E: 𝑦 = 8 + 0.25𝑥
b. Which card(s) had the greatest initial values at purchase (at 0 years)? ________
c. Which card(s) is increasing in value the fastest from year to year? ___________
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d. If you were to graph the equations of the resale values of Card B and Card C,
which card’s graph line would be steeper?
Explain.
e. Write a sentence that explains the 0.9 value in Card C’s equation
______________________________________________________________________________
4. A car starts a journey with 18 gallons of fuel. Assuming a constant rate, the car will consume
0.04 gallons for every mile driven. Let 𝐴 represent the amount of gas in the tank (in gallons)
and 𝑚 represent the number of miles driven.
independent: ____________________________________________
dependent: ______________________________________________
b. How much gas is in the tank if 0 miles have been driven? _________________
How would this be represented on the axes above?
c. What is the rate of change that relates the amount of gas in the tank to the number of miles
driven?
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d. On the axes below, draw the line, or the graph, of the linear function that
relates 𝐴 to 𝑚.
e. Write the linear function that models the relationship between the number of miles
driven and the amount of gas in the tank.
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5. Andrew works in a restaurant. The graph below shows the relationship between the amount
Andrew earns and the number of hours he works.
b. Estimate how long Andrew has to work in order to earn $64. ________________
d. Interpret the value of the rate of change within the context of the problem.
f. Compute the slope using the two points. (check your answer with your answer in (c)).
g. Write linear function that models the relationship in the story using two points written in (e).
h. What is the name of the form of the linear function you used? _____________________
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4.8 Unit 4 Review
You should know the names and forms of each of the three types of equations we
studied in this unit.
State the name for the form of the line shown below.
1. y = mx + b ____________________________________________
2. Ax + By = C ____________________________________________
3. y – y1 = m ( x – x1 ) ____________________________________________
You should be able to identify the slope, x-intercept and y-intercept for an equation
written in any of the formats we have studied
Find the slope, x-intercept and the y-intercept of these lines.
slope x-intercept y-intercept
4. 5x – 2y = 20
5. 4x + 6y = 24
6. x = 10
7. y = 7
8. y + 7 = 5(x + 1)
9. 3x + 6y = 12
10. 3x = -15
11. y – x = 0
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You should be able to compute the slope of a line that goes through two given points.
Find the slopes of the lines that go through these points.
12. (6, 0) and (2, -12) 13. (-5, 0) and (0, 15)
14. (8, 1) and (12, 1) 15. (3, -5) and (3, 6)
You should be able to recognize the most efficient form to use to write an equation
for a line given information about it and then write the equation correctly.
Give an equation for each of these lines, given the following characteristics:
16. Horizontal line through the point (7, 4) ______________________________________________
17. Vertical line through the point (9, 10) ______________________________________________
18. A line through the points (7, 4) and (9, 10) ______________________________________________
19. A line parallel to the line y = 4x + 5 and
through the point (1, 8) ______________________________________________
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20. A line with slope = , through the point (8, 3) ____________________________________________
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21. A line with slope = 4, with y-intercept (0, 5) ______________________________________________
22. A line parallel to the line 2y – 5x = 14 and
through the point (-5, -2) ______________________________________________
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You should be able to transform linear equations written in one form to the other
forms.
23. This line is written in point-slope form.
Rewrite it in Slope-Intercept Form AND in Standard Form.
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Point-Slope form: y – 4 = (x −1)
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Slope-Intercept form: _________________________ Standard form: _____________________________
You should be able to graph lines given their equations in any format.
24. Graph both of these lines on the same 2
25. Graph the line y = − x – 3
grid: y = 3 and x = -4 3
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For the line y = − x – 3
For y = 3 slope: _______ y-intercept: ________ 3
For x = -4 slope: _______ y-intercept: ________ slope: _______ y-intercept: ________
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26. Graph the line y + 3 = ¼ (x +7) 27. Graph the line -8x + 4y = 12
You should be able to write the equation of a line given its graph.
Write the equation of each line in slope-intercept form ( y = mx +b ).
28. 29.
Slope: y-intercept: Slope: y-intercept:
Equation: Equation:
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Write the equation of each line in point-slope form y − y0 = m(x − x0 )
30. 31.
You should be able to apply your knowledge of linear functions to applications.
32. Many cell phone companies have you pay a monthly fee that entitles you to a certain
number of 'free' minutes of use during that month. You pay the fee whether you use the
service for 1 minute or 1 hour. You even pay the fee if you never place a phone call at
all during a particular month. However, if you use more than the included time, you are
charged for your extra use.
Suppose you get a cell phone plan and pay a monthly fee of $39.95. You get 400 'free'
minutes for this money. However, if you use more time, you are charged at a rate of
$0.35 (35 cents) a minute.
a. What will be your bill if you use the service for 3 hours one month?
b. What will be your bill if you use the service for 450 minutes one month?
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c. Draw the relation between the Charge (C) and the number of hours (h).
Be sure to put a label and units on your vertical axis.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 hours
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ANSWERS
1. slope-intercept form 2. Standard Form 3. point-slope form
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4. slope = , x-intercept = (4, 0), y-intercept = (0, -10)
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5. slope = − , x-intercept = (6, 0), y-intercept = (0, 4)
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6. slope = undefined , x-intercept = (10, 0), y-intercept = none
7. slope =0, x-intercept = none, y-intercept = (0, 7)
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8. slope = 5 , x-intercept = ( , 0), y-intercept = (0, -2)
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9. slope = − , x-intercept = (4, 0), y-intercept = (0, 2)
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10. slope = undefined , x-intercept = (-5, 0), y-intercept = none
11. slope = 1 , x-intercept = (0, 0), y-intercept = (0, 0)
−12 − 0 −12 15 − 0 15
12. m = = = 3 13. m = = = 3
2−6 −4 0 − (−5) 5
1− 1 0 6 − (−5) 11
14. m = = =0 15. m = = = undefined
12 − 8 4 3− 3 0
16. y = 4 17. x = 9 18. y – 4 = 3(x – 7) or y – 10 = 3(x – 9) 19. y – 8 = 4(x – 1)
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20. y − 3 = (x − 8) 21. y = 4x + 5 or -4x + y = 5 22, y + 2 = (x + 5)
5 2
2 10
23. Slope-intercept: y = x + Standard: 2x – 3y = -10
3 3
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24. for y = 3: slope: 0 y-int = (0, 3); 25. slope = − y-int = (0, -3)
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for x = -4: slope = undefined y-int = none
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26. 27.
3 3
28. y = x − 3 ; slope = y-int = (0, =3)
4 4
1 1
29. y = − x + 2 slope = − y-int = (0, 2)
4 4
2 2 3 3
30. y = − x − 3 or y + 5 = (x − 5) 31. y = x + 1 or y − 4 = (x − 5)
5 5 5 5
32a. Cost = 39.35 32b. Cost = $39.95 + 0.35(50) = $57.45
32c.
n1 = 3 + 2d
33.a.
n2 = 4 + 3d
33b. discrete
n1 = 3 + 2(5) = 13
33c.
n2 = 4 + 3(5) = 19
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