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Homework #7 (4.1 – 4.2)

1.) Place the given points in the supplied rectangular coordinate system 2.) Determine whether the ordered pair is a
and state the quadrant in which each point lies: solution of the equation:
y a) (2, –2)
Quadrant

A (3, 5) _______
y=x −4

B (– 4, 1) _______

C (–1, –2) _______

x
b) ( −12 , 14 )
x +2 y =0
D (2, 3) _______

E (3, – 4) _______
c) (2, 0)
2 x− y=−4
For 3 – 5, Find solution to the equation using the value given for y:
3.) y=−7 x −6; x=5 2 1
4.) y= x , x=−4 5.) y=−2 x−3 , x=
3 2

For 6 – 10, Graph the linear equation in two variables:

1 7.) y=−2
6.) y= x −2
3 y y

x x

8.) Find x and y intercept: 9.) Find x and y intercept:

2 x+ y =−6 5 x+ 3 y =12
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10.) Identify x and y intercepts; state none if none. 11.) Identify x and y intercepts; state none if none.

x – intercept _________ y – intercept ________ x – intercept _________ y – intercept ________

y

x
x

For 12 – 15, find and identify the x & y intercepts, and then graph the equations on a labeled coordinate system on an attached
sheet of graph paper
12.) x−4 y=−4 13.) 2 x−5 y=5

x – intercept _________ y – intercept ________ x – intercept _________ y – intercept ________

14.) y=4 15.) 12 y−3 x=−9

x – intercept _________ y – intercept ________ x – intercept _________ y – intercept ________

16.) Write the equation for the graph: 17.) Write the equation for the graph:
y y

x x
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Homework #8 (4.3 – 4.5)

Find the slope of the line passing through the pair of points; indicate whether the line rises, falls, is horizontal, or is vertical.
1.) (9, 8) and (–2, 6) 2.) (–11, –10) and (–6, 11) 3.) (5, –1) and (–6, –1)

For 4 – 5, Find the slope of the lines:

4.) 5.)
y y

x x

For 6 – 7, Determine if the lines passing through the given pairs of points are parallel, perpendicular, or neither:
6.) Line 1: (-5, 2) and (7, 4) 7.) Line 1: (1, –8) and (2, –3) 8.) Line 1: (7, –9) and (4, –10)
Line 2: (3, 4) and (9, 5) Line 2: (4, 5) and (6, –2) Line 2: (3, –3) and (6, –2)

9.) A section of a roller coaster track has the dimensions 10.) A tent has the dimensions shown in feet. Find d so that the
shown in the diagram. Find the grade of the track, which 5
is the slope written as a percent. Round to the nearest pitch of the left side of the tent roof is .
3
whole percent.

8.42 meters
5

17 meters
d
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For 11 – 13, Find the slope of the line and the y-intercept
11.) y=−8 x 12.)−7 x + y=38 3
13.) y= x −1
5

For 14 – 17, using a separate sheet of graph paper, graph the linear equation using the slope and y-intercept:
14.) 2 x+ 4 y=−16 15.) 5 y=−2 x +10

16.) 3 x=2 y 1
17.) y= x
3

For 18 – 23, a) find the point-slope form of the line satisfying the given conditions, and b) use this to write the slope-intercept
form of the equation.
5 −4
18.) Slope = , passing through (0, 5) 19.) Slope = , passing through (-5, 10)
3 5

a) b) a) b)

20.) Passing through (1, –5) and (-5, 1) 21.) Passing through (–1, –9) and (–3, –15)

a) b) a) b)

−2 23.) Passing through (–2, 5) and (4, 6)

22.) Slope = , passing through (2, 4)
7
a) b)
a) b)

24.) An investment is worth $2342 in1995. By 1999 it has grown to $3930. Let y be the value of the investment in the year x,
where x = 0 represents 1995. Write a linear equation that models the value of the investment in year x.
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Homework #9 (5.1– 5.2)

Determine whether the given ordered pair is a solution of the system
1.) (5,2) 2.) ( 7 ,−2 )
x + y=7 x + y=5
x− y =3 2 x−3 y=8

Solve each system by graphing on an attached piece of graph paper. Be sure to label your coordinate system and use a straight
edge for the axes and the graphs of the equations. Use set notation to express solution sets. If there is no solution, or an infinite
number of solutions, so state.
3.) 4.)
y=x +2 −2
y= x−3
y=2 x−1 3
x + y=−2

5.) 6.)
2 x+ y =−4 x +2 y =2
y=4 −1
y= x−4
2

7.) 8.)
3 x−3 y=6 x=− y
y=x −2 x− y =6

9.) 10.)
3 x−2 y=12 x=5
2 x+3 y =21 y=−3
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Solve each system by the substitution method. If there is no solution, or infinitely many solutions, so state. Use set notation to
express solutions sets.
11.) 12.)
y=x +3 2 x− y=15
x +2 y =18 y=x −5

13.) 14.)
3 x+ 3 y =12 x +8 y=−56
x=4− y −2 x+ 9 y=−63

15.) 16.)
2 x+3 y =9 2 x+ y =14
3 x+ 2 y =1 4 x+2 y=−28

17.) 18.)
3 3 x+ 6 y=3
x− y=3
4 2 x+ 8 y =22
3
−2 x+ y=−5
2

19.) 20.)
x +7 y=1 7 x +15 y=12
2x+8y=2 x +9 y=4
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Homework #10(5.3– 5.4)

Solve each system by the substitution method. If there is no solution or infinitely many solutions, so state. Use set notation to
express solutions sets.
1.) 2.)
x + y=−1 4 x+5 y =18
x− y =−7 −4 x−5 y=9

3.) 4.)
x +8 y=16 x−5 y=−7
−6 x +9 y=18 4 x−6 y=14

5.) 6.)
2 x+5 y =17 5 x−2 y=12
3 x−6 y=12 3 x+ 3 y =66

7.) 8.)
10 x+5 y =5 x y 13
+ =
15 x−3 0 y=45 2 3 6
x x 17
− =
4 6 12

Solve each system by the method of your choice; if graphing, attach a separate sheet of graph paper and completely label your
coordinate system. If there is no solution or infinitely many solutions, so state. Use set notation to express solution sets.
9.) 10.)
2 5 ( 2 x +3 y )=45
y= x +8
3 6 x=18 y
3 37
y= x +
4 4
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Use the given conditions to write a system of equations, and then solve.
11.) The sum of two numbers is 12. Four times the first
number equals two times the second number. Find the two
numbers.
13.) The perimeter of a rectangle is 968 cm. The width is one-
third as long as the length. Find the dimensions of the
rectangle.
15.) A barge takes 3 hours to go (at a constant rate)
downstream 27 miles with a current of 3 miles per hour. If the
barge’s engines are set a the same pace, find the time of the
return trip against the current.
17.) The Johnson spent the afternoon at a baseball game. Mr.
Johnson purchased three hot dogs and three sodas on his first
trip to the concession stand and spent $22.50. On his second
trip, he spent $24.00 on five sodas and two hot dogs. How
much does each hot dog cost. How much does each soda cost?
Name ___________________________________________
12.) The cost of two bath towels and three washcloths is $26.
The cost of three bath towels and two washcloths is $29. Find
the price of a single bath towel and the price of a single
washcloth.
14.) In a triangle, the sum of the measures of the the angles is
always 180. One angle of a triangle measures 40. Find the
measures of the other two angles if the larger is five less than
four times the smaller.
16.) Ken and Hector live 25.2 miles apart in southeastern
Missouri. They decide to bicycle toward each other and meet
somewhere in between. Hector’s rate of speed is 80% of
Ken’s. They start at the same time and meet two hours later.
Find each bicyclist’s rate of speed.
18.) The sum of twice one number and four times a second
number is 78. If half of the second is subtracted from the first,
the result is 9. Find the two numbers.
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