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Linear Functions
Algebra I
Essential Unit 04
Select the best answer. A 1

1. Which graph represents a linear function? B 4

A C 5

D 20

4.The table shows the price of a video game

for different years since the game was
released. During which time interval did
the price decrease at the greatest rate?

Year 2000 2002 2003 2005 2007

Price ($) 58 54 50 44 43

A 2000 to 2002 C 2003 to 2005

B
B 2002 to 2003 D 2005 to 2007

5. The slope of this line is ___________.

2. A car travels at 60 mi/h. The function

f(x)  60x gives the distance the car
travels in x hours. What is the range of
this function?
A positive C zero
A y0
B negative D undefined
B {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}
6. Find the slope of the line that contains the
C {0, 60, 120, 180, ...} points (6, 8) and (2, 1).

D all real numbers

A B
3. Find the x-intercept of the equation
x  5y  20.
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7. Is this relationship a direct variation? A yes B no

x 3 2 1 8. Which equation describes the line with a

slope of 2 and y-intercept of 6?
y 4 6 4 A y  2x  6 B y  6x  2

9. What is the slope and y-intercept of the Price

graph? 100 150 300 85 200
(dollars)
Which equation could represent a line of
best fit for this data?

A y ≈ 2.09x – 1.95

B y ≈ 209x – 195

A slope  3, y-intercept  2
B slope  2, y-intercept  3
C slope  3, y-intercept  2

D slope   , y-intercept  3
10. Which equation describes the line with a

slope of that contains the point (1, 2)?

A y2 (x  1)

B y2 (x  1)

11. The table shows the relationship between

the size of a painting by a particular artist,
and the price they charge for the painting.
Painting
Size 48 64 144 48 100
(in2)

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12. Which line is parallel to y  ?

A y  2x C y

B y D y  2x  5

13. Which equation describes a line

that passes through (0, 3) and is
perpendicular to the line described
by y  5x  4?

A y  5x  3 C y

B y D y  5x  3

14. Graph f(x)  3x and g(x)  3x  5.

Which describes the transformation from
the graph of f(x) to the graph of g(x)?

A a translation down 5 units

B a translation up 5 units

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