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Name:
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TOPIC TEST

Linear functions

Time allowed: 45 minutes 3 Which of these equations represents a

Part A: 20 multiple-choice questions (40 1
line with gradient and y-intercept
marks) 2
Part B: 7 free-response questions (60 1?
marks) x x
A y= 1 B y = 1
2 2
Part A C y = 1
x
D y=
x
+1
20 multiple-choice questions 2 2
2 marks each: 40 marks
Circle the correct answer.
4 The gradient and y-intercept of the line
with equation y = 9 2x are,
1 Which one of these is not a linear respectively:
function? A 9 and 2 B 9 and 2

A y =
2x+3 C 2 and 9 D 2 and 9
4
B 2x + 3y 4 = 0
5 What are the gradient and y-intercept,
x respectively, of the line below?
C y=
4
2
D y=
x

2 What is the gradient of this line?

A 2 and 6 B 2 and 6
1
C 6 and 2 D and 6
2

6 The value of b in y = mx + b, when x = 4,

m = 2 and y = 3 is:
3 3
A B A 11 B 5
4 4
4 4 C 5 D 11
C D
3 3

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7 Given the formula P = 230t + 2635, the 1 1

C D
value of P when t = 5.8 is: 2 2
A 3969 B 1301 13 What is the gradient of the line passing
through (1, 4) and (3, 14)?
C 3969 D 2410.8
A 0.4 B 2.5
C 5 D 2.5
8 Which of the following methods will
3
allow you to graph the line y = x 5?
4 14 What is the equation of this line?
A Plot 5 on the y-axis, move 4 units to
the right then 3 units up and plot the
point.
B Plot 5 on the y-axis, move 4 units to A y = 2x + 5 B y = 3x + 10
the left then 3 units up and plot the C y = 2x + 9 D y = 3x + 4
point.
C Plot 5 on the y-axis, move 3 units to
Questions 15, 16 and 17 refer to this table
the right then 4 units up and plot the
of values.
point.
x 10 50 90 130
D Plot 5 on the y-axis, move 4 units to
the right then 3 units up and plot the y 14 26 38 50
point.

15 What value matches the dependent

9 Which one of these points does not lie variable value of 50 in the table?
on the line y = 8 3x ?
A 26 B 130
A (6, 10) B (6, 26)
C 10 D 90
C (4, 5) D (7, 13)

16 What is the equation of the line

10 What is the equation of a line that represented by the table?
passes through (4, 2) and is parallel to
the x-axis? A y = 0.3x + 11 B y = 0.3x + 14

A y=4 B x=4 C y = 0.3x 11 D y = 0.2x + 11

C y=2 D x=2
17 What is the vertical intercept of this
line?
11 Which equation describes the line with
the steepest gradient? A 11 B 11
A y = 3x + 5 B y = 2x + 5 C 14 D 14

13x
C y= +7 D y = 8 + 2.5x
6 18 What is the point of intersection of the
lines y = 4x + 1 and y = 3x + 3.

12 What is the gradient of the line A (4, 17) B (5, 18)

represented by this table of values? C (1, 3) D (2, 9)
x 2 4 7 12
y 8 4 2 12

A 2 B 2

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19 (3, 7) is the point of intersection of _____________________________________

which two lines below?
d What is the vertical intercept of the
A y = 4x 5 and y = 3x + 1 line you graphed in part b?
B y = 6x 11 and y = x + 10 _____________________________________

C y = 2x + 1 and y = 9x 19 e Graph y = 2x + 4 on the same

number plane.
D y = 5x + 1 and y = 8x 17
f From your graphs, solve the
simultaneous equations y = 3x + 4
20 According to this table, what is the total and y = 2x + 4.
cost of sending separately parcels _____________________________________
weighing 1 kg, 2.7 kg and 3 kg?

Weight (kg) Cost ($) 22 (6 marks)

Less than 1 $3.50 x 1 3 7 9 15
kg y 2 10 26 34 58
1 kg to <2 kg $5.35
2 kg to <3 kg $7.20
For the line represented by the table of
3 kg to <4 kg $9.05 values above, find:
4 kg to <5 kg $10.90 a the gradient
_____________________________________
A $19.75 B $16.05
b the y-intercept
C $21.60 D $21.50
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Part B c the equation of the line.

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7 free-response questions
60 marks
Show your working where appropriate. 23 (6 marks)

21 (12 marks)
a Complete this table of values for the
linear function y = 3x + 4.
x 1 0 1 2 3
y

b Graph y = 3x + 4 on the number

plane below. For the line above, state:
a the gradient
_____________________________________
b the y-intercept
_____________________________________
c the equation of the line.
_____________________________________

c What is the gradient of the line you 24 (10 marks) The graph below shows the
graphed in part b? conversion between pressure measured

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in bars to pressure measured in psi c For the graph of this linear function,
(pounds per square inch). what would the vertical intercept
represent?
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d If Dominic earned $156 today, how
many pizzas did he deliver?
_____________________________________
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26 (9 marks) The daily charges for two car

hire companies are shown below.
Zoom Car Hire: $50 plus $1.60 per
kilometre (C = 50 + 1.6d, where d is the
distance travelled)
Shifty Rentals: $70 plus $1.40 per
kilometre (C = 70 + 1.4d, where d is the
distance travelled).
These charges are illustrated on the
graph below. Use the graph to answer
a Use the graph to convert:
the following questions.
i 4.5 bars to psi
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ii 80 psi to bars.
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b Calculate the gradient of the line.
_____________________________________
c What does the gradient of the line
represent?
_____________________________________
d If air pressure is increased by 10 psi,
what is the equivalent increase in
bars?
_____________________________________
a What is the point of intersection of
the two lines?
25 (9 marks) Dominic works for a pizza _____________________________________
shop and, each day, earns a base pay of
$64 plus $4 for each pizza he delivers. b What does the point of intersection
represent?
a If Dominic delivered 19 pizzas on
Tuesday, how much did he earn? _____________________________________
_____________________________________ c Which company is cheaper for an
80 km trip, and by how much?
b If n is the number of pizzas Dominic
delivers in a day and P is his total _____________________________________
pay in dollars, write the linear d What distance has been travelled if
function for P in terms of n. Shifty Rentals is cheaper by $10?
_____________________________________ _____________________________________

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27 (8 marks) The step graph below shows

the annual interest rate for different
investments in a banks fixed term
deposit accounts.

a What is the interest rate for an

investment of $20 000?
_____________________________________
b What is the minimum investment
required to receive an interest rate of
5.3%?
_____________________________________
c What is the interest rate for an
investment of $4690?
_____________________________________
d What is the maximum investment
required to receive an interest rate of
4.8% p.a.?
_____________________________________

This is the end of the test.

Use the rest of the page and the back
for extra working space.

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Answers
Part A
1 D 2 B 3 A 4 C
5 A 6 D 7 B 8 D
9 C 10 C 11 A 12 B
13 D 14 C 15 B 16 A
17 B 18 D 19 B 20 C

Part B
21 a 7, 4, 1, 2, 5
b and e

c 3 d 4 f (0, 4)
22 a 4 b 2 c y = 4x 2
23 a 6 b 4 c y = 6x + 4
24 a i 65 psi ii 5.5 bars b 14.5
c The rate of change in psi per bar
d 0.7 bars
25 a $140 b P = 64 + 4n
c Dominics base pay d 23
26 a (100, 210)
b The distance travelled for cost to be
equal for both companies
c Zoom Rentals price is cheaper by $4
d 150 km
27 a 5.5% b $5000
c 4.8% d $4999 e $16000

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