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Directions: These questions pretain to equations of lines. Choose the best answer.

1.
Write an equation of the line that passes through the point (5,-4) and has a slope of -2.
redhead1

Choose:
 
y = -2x + 14
y = -2x - 14
  y = -2x - 6 y = -2x + 6



2.
If (-1,0) is on the line whose equation is y = 2x + b, what is the value of b?
redback1

Choose:
 
b = -2
b = -3
 
b = 2
b = 1



3.
Which equation represents a line that has a slope of eqmath1and passes through the point (2,1)?
redhead2

Choose:
 
4y = 3x + 5
4y = 3x - 2
 
3y = 4x + 2
3y = 4x - 5



4.
Write the equation of a line that passes through the points (3,3) and (-3,7).
redback3

Choose:
 
eqm2a
eqm2b
 
eqm2c
eqm2d



5.
Which equation represents a line which passes through the points (8,5) and (1,3)?
redhead3

Choose:
 
eqmath3a
eqmath3b
 
eqmath3c
eqmath3d



6.
Which is the equation of a line passing through the points (5,-5) and (-5,-5)?
redback2

Choose:
 
y = 5
y = -5
 
x = -5
y = x



7.
Which point lies on the line whose equation is
2x - 3y = 9?
redhead4

Choose:
 
(0,-3)
(0,3)
 
(-1,3)
(-1,-3)



8.
The graph of the equation x + 3y = 6 intersects the y-axis at which of the following points?
redback4

Choose:
 
(0,6)
(0,18)
 
(0,2)
(6,0)



9.
If the point (5,k) lies on the line represented by the equation 2x + y = 9, which choice is the value of k?
redhead5

Choose:
 
1
2
 
-1
-2



10.
Write an equation for a line passing through the point (4,a) and (-5,a).
radback5a

Choose:
 
y = a
x = a
 
eqmath4a
eqmath4b


 


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