170 Chapter 2 Linear Equations in Two Variables

Chapter 2 Review Exercises

Section 2.1 6. 2y 2 3 5 10
1. Label the following on the diagram: x y y
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a. Origin 6
0
5
b. x-Axis 4
5 3
c. y-Axis 2
1
d. Quadrant I 24
x
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e. Quadrant II
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f. Quadrant III
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7. 6 2 x 5 2
g. Quadrant IV
x y y
2. Find the midpoint of the line segment between 5
the two points (213, 12) and (4, 218). 0 4
1 3
2
3. Find the midpoint of the line segment between 22 1
the two points (1.2, 23.7) and (24.1, 28.3). 25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3 4 5
x
21

4. Determine the coordinates of the points labeled

22
23
in the graph. 24
25

y
5
4
For Exercises 811, graph the lines. In each case find
3 at least three points and identify the x- and y-intercepts
F
2
B (if possible).
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E A
25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3 4 5
x 8. 2x 5 3y 2 6
21
22
23 y
D G
24 5
C
25 4
3
2

Section 2.2 1
x
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For Exercises 57, complete the table and graph the 21
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line defined by the points. 23
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5. 3x 2 2y 5 26 25

x y y 9. 5x 2 2y 5 0
5
0 4 y
0 3
5
2
4
1
1 3
x
25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3 4 5 2
21
1
22
x
23 25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3 4 5
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 Review Exercises 171

10. 2y 5 6 c. y
5
y 4
3
6
2
5
1
4
x
3 25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3 4 5
21
2
22
1
23
x
25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3 4 5 24
21
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22
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24 13. Draw a line with slope 2 (answers may vary).

11. 23x 5 6 y
5
4
y
3
5 2
4 1
3 x
2 25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3 4 5
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1
22
x
25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3 4 5 23
21
24
22 25
23
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25 14. Draw a line with slope 234 (answers may vary).

Section 2.3 5
4
3
12. Find the slope of the line. 2
y 1
a. x
5
25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3 4 5
4 21
3 22
2 23
1 24
x 25
25 24 23 22 21 1 2 3 4 5
21
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23 For Exercises 1518, find the slope of the line that
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passes through each pair of points.
y 15. 12, 62, 121, 02 16. 17, 22, 123, 252
b.
5

17. 18, 22, 13, 22 18. a24, b, 124, 12

4 1
3
2 2
1
x
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1 2 3 4 5 19. Two points for each of two lines are given.
22 Determine if the lines are parallel,
23 perpendicular, or neither.
L1: 14, 262 and 13, 222
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L2: 13, 212 and (7, 0)

172 Chapter 2 Linear Equations in Two Variables

For Exercises 2022, the slopes of two lines are For Exercises 2630, write your answer in slope-
given. Based on the slopes, are the lines parallel, intercept form or in standard form.
perpendicular, or neither? 1
26. Write an equation of the line that has slope 9
1 5 4 and y-intercept (0, 6).
20. m1 5 2 , m2 5 3 21. m1 5 , m2 5
3 4 5
27. Write an equation of the line that has slope 223
22. m1 5 7, m2 5 7 and x-intercept (3, 0).

23. The graph indicates that the enrollment for a 28. Write an equation of the line that passes
small college has been increasing linearly through the points (28, 21) and (25, 9).
between 1990 and 2005.
29. Write an equation of the line that passes
a. Use the two data points to find the slope of through the point (6, 22) and is perpendicular
the line. to the line y 5 213x 1 2.
b. Interpret the meaning of the slope in the
context of this problem. 30. Write an equation of the line that passes
through the point (0, 23) and is parallel to the
line 4x 1 3y 5 21.
College Enrollment by Year
3000
Number of Students

2500
31. For each of the given conditions, find an
(2005, 2815)
equation of the line
2000
(1990, 2020)
1500 a. Passing through the point (23, 22) and
1000 parallel to the x-axis.
500
0
b. Passing through the point (23, 22) and
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 parallel to the y-axis.

24. Find the slope of the stairway pictured c. Passing through the point (23, 22) and
here. having an undefined slope.
d. Passing through the point (23, 22) and
having a zero slope.

32. Are any of the lines in Exercise 31 the same?

36 in.

48 in.
Section 2.5
33. Keosha loves the beach and decides to spend
the summer selling various ice cream products
Section 2.4 on the beach. From her accounting course, she
25. Write an equation for each of the following. knows that her total cost is calculated as
a. Horizontal line Total cost 5 fixed cost 1 variable cost
b. Point-slope formula She estimates that her fixed cost for the
summer season is $20 per day. She also knows
c. Standard form that each ice cream product costs her $0.25
d. Vertical line from her distributor.
e. Slope-intercept form
 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
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 negative only for points in quadrant IV.
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23 c. The point (22, 23) is in quadrant III.
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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
the points (21, 215) and (5, 32).
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