Test 173

a. Write a relationship for the daily cost y in the number of rushing yards gained by the star
terms of the number of ice cream products running back. The table shows the statistics.
sold per day x.
Margin of
b. Graph the equation from part (a) by letting Yards Rushed Victory
the horizontal axis represent the number of
100 20
ice cream products sold per day and letting
the vertical axis represent the daily cost. 60 10
120 24
y
200 50 7
180
160
140 a. Graph the data to determine if a linear
Cost ($)

120 trend exists. Let x represent the number of

100
80
yards rushed by the star running back and y
60 represent the points in the margin of victory.
40
20 y
x
50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 45

Margin of Victory
Number of Ice Cream Products
35

c. What does the y-intercept represent in the 25

context of this problem? 15
d. What is her cost if she sells 450 ice cream 5
products? x
20 40 60 80 100 120
e. What is the slope of the line? Yards Rushed

f. What does the slope of the line represent in b. Find an equation for the line through the
the context of this problem? points (50, 7) and (100, 20).

34. The margin of victory for a certain college c. Based on the equation, what would be the
football team seems to be linearly related to result of the football game if the star
running back did not play?

Chapter 2 Test
1. Given the equation x 2 23y 5 6, complete the 2. Determine whether the following statements
ordered pairs and graph the corresponding are true or false and explain your answer.
points. 10, 2 1 , 02 1 , 232
a. The product of the x- and y-coordinates is
y positive only for points in quadrant I.
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b. The quotient of the x- and y-coordinates is
x
22 21
21
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 negative only for points in quadrant IV.
22
23 c. The point (22, 23) is in quadrant III.
24
25 d. The point (0, 0) lies on the x-axis.
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27 3. Find the midpoint of the line segment between
28
29
the points (21, 215) and (5, 32).
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4. Explain the process for finding the x- and 10. Describe the relationship of the slopes of
y-intercepts.
a. Two parallel lines
b. Two perpendicular lines
For Exercises 58, identify the x- and y-intercepts
(if possible) and graph the line.
11. The slope of a line is 27.
5. 6x 2 8y 5 24 y
5 a. Find the slope of a line parallel to the
4 given line.
3
2 b. Find the slope of a line perpendicular to the
1
given line.
x
25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3 4 5
21
22 12. Two points are given for each of two lines.
23
Determine if the lines are parallel,
24
25 perpendicular, or neither.

y
L1: 14, 242 and 11, 262
6. x 5 24
5 L2: 122, 02 and (0, 3)
4
3
2 13. Given the equation 23x 1 4y 5 4,
1
x a. Write the line in slope-intercept form.
27 26 25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3
21
22 b. Determine the slope and y-intercept.
23
24 c. Graph the line, using the slope and
25 y-intercept.
y
7. 3x 5 5y y
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
x x
25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3 4 5 25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3 4 5
21 21
22 22
23 23
24 24
25 25

8. 2y 5 26 y 14. Determine if the lines are parallel, perpendicular,

4 or neither.
3
2 a. y 5 2x 1 4 b. 9x 2 3y 5 1
1
x
y5x23 15x 2 5y 5 10
25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3 4 5
21
22
c. 3y 5 6 d. 5x 2 3y 5 9
23 x 5 0.5 3x 2 5y 5 10
24
25
26
15. Write an equation that represents a line subject
to the following conditions. (Answers may vary.)
9. Find the slope of the line, given the following a. A line that does not pass through the origin
information: and has a positive slope
a. The line passes through the points (7, 23) b. A line with an undefined slope
and (21, 28).
b. The line is given by 6x 2 5y 5 1.
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c. A line perpendicular to the y-axis. What is c. What does the y-intercept mean in the
the slope of such a line? context of this problem?
d. A slanted line that passes through the origin d. How much will Jack earn in a month if he
and has a negative slope sells 17 automobiles?

16. Write an equation of the line that passes 21. The following graph represents the life
through the point 18, 212 2 with slope 22. Write expectancy for females in the United States
the answer in slope-intercept form. born from 1940 through 2005.

17. Write an equation of the line containing the Life Expectancy for Females in the United
points 12, 232 and (4, 0). y States According to Birth Year
90

Life Expectancy
(30, 75)
18. Write an equation of a line containing 14, 232 80
(0, 66)

(years)
and parallel to 6x 2 3y 5 1. 70

19. Write an equation of the line that passes 60

through the point (210, 23) and is 50 x
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
perpendicular to 3x 1 y 5 7. Write the answer Year of Birth (x 5 0 corresponds to 1940)
in slope-intercept form.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
20. Jack sells used cars. He is paid $800 per month
plus $300 commission for each automobile a. Determine the y-intercept from the graph.
he sells. What does the y-intercept represent in the
context of this problem?
a. Write an equation that represents Jacks
monthly earnings y in terms of the number b. Using the two points (0, 66) and (30, 75),
of automobiles he sells x. determine the slope of the line. What does
the slope of the line represent in the context
b. Graph the linear equation you found in
of this problem?
part (a).
c. Use the y-intercept and the slope found in
y parts (a) and (b) to write an equation of the
6400 line by letting x represent the year of birth
Monthly Earnings ($)

5600 and y represent the corresponding life

4800
expectancy.
4000
3200 d. Using the linear equation from part (c),
2400 approximate the life expectancy for women
1600 born in the United States in 1994. How does
800
your answer compare with the reported life
x
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 expectancy of 79 years?
Number of Cars

Chapters 12 Cumulative Review Exercises

1. Simplify the expression. 4. Solve the equation for b.
3
522 4417 2b 2 3 b11
2 5 22
21 2 314 2 12 6 4

2. Simplify the expression 3 1 225 2 81 292 4 6. 5. A bike rider pedals 10 mph to the top of a
mountain and 15 mph on the way down. The
3. Solve the equation for z. total time for the round trip is 10 hr. Find the
distance to the top of the hill.
z 2 13 1 2z2 1 5 5 22z 2 5