Northern Caribbean University

College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Allied Health and Nursing

Department of Mathematics and Engineering
MATH165: Pre- Calculus
Practice Worksheet

(1) Find the slope of the straight line that passes through the given points.
(i) A(6, -2), B(8, -3) (ii) C(5, 3) , D(5, -8)

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(2) Find the equation of the line which passes through the point (- - , 5 ¿ and has slope .
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(3) Find the slope and y- intercept of the straight line determined by the equation and
sketch the graph.
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(i) y = - x +3 (ii) y – 7 = 3(x – 4)
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(4) Find the equation of the line that is parallel to the line y = 3 + 2x and passes through the
point (3, -4).

(5) Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to the line 3x + 2y – 4= 0 and passes
through the point (3, 1).

(6) The demand per week for a CD is 26,000 copies when the price is $12 each and 10,000
copies when the price is $18 each. Find the demand equation for the CD, assuming that
it is linear.

(7) If y = f(x) is a linear function such that f(0) = 3, f(4) = -5, find f(x). HINT: find the
equation of a line.

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(8) Suppose f is a linear function with slope -5 and f ( ) = 9. Find f(x)
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