Linear Equations Review

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. The y-intercept of the line y = –4x – 7 is

a. 7 c. 4
b. 4 d. 7

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____ 2. What is the y-intercept of the line y =  x?
3
2
a.  c. 1
3
3
b. 0 d.
2

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____ 3. What is the slope of the line y =  x ?
3
2 2
a.  c.
3 3
3
b. 0 d.
2

____ 4. Identify the equation of the line with a slope of –3 and a y-intercept of 4.
a. y = 3x + 4 c. y = –3x + 4
b. y = 3x – 4 d. y = –3x – 4

____ 5. Rewrite the equation y = –2x + 5 in general form.

a. –2x + y – 5 = 0 c. 2x – y + 5 = 0
b. –2x – y + 5 = 0 d. 2x + y – 5 = 0

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____ 6. Which of the following is equivalent to the equation y = –5x – ?
3
2
a. 15x + 3y + 2 = 0 c. –5x – y – = 0
3
2
b. 5x + y + =0 d. –15x – 3y – 2 = 0
3

____ 7. What is the equation y = 0.25x – 0.75 in general form?

a. –x + 4y – 3 = 0 c. x – 4y – 3 = 0
b. –x + 4y + 3 = 0 d. x – 4y + 3 = 0
____ 8. What are the slope and y-intercept of this line?

a. slope: –2, y-intercept: –1 c. slope: 2, y-intercept: –1

b. slope: –2, y-intercept: 1 d. slope: 2, y-intercept: 1

____ 9. What is the slope of the line passing through points (x, y) and (p, q)?
px q p
a. c.
q y y x
q y x y
b. d.
px q p
____ 10. Which equation represents the line containing points M and N?

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a. y = –4x – 3 c. y= x–3
4
1
b. y= x–3 d. y = 4x – 3
4

____ 11. For the line 3x – 4y – 12 = 0, which statement is true?

a. The x-intercept is 3 and the y-intercept is 4.
b. The x-intercept is 3 and the y-intercept is –4.
c. The x-intercept is 4 and the y-intercept is 3.
d. The x-intercept is 4 and the y-intercept is –3.

____ 12. When a linear equation is written in the form Ax + By + C = 0, A and B cannot both be
a. fractions c. one
b. integers d. zero

____ 13. Rewrite the equation 4x + y + 2 = 0 in slope-intercept form.

a. y = 4x + 2 c. y = –4x + 2
b. y = 4x – 2 d. y = –4x – 2

____ 14. What is the equation 8x – 4y – 12 = 0 in slope-intercept form?

a. y = –2x – 3 c. y = 2x – 3
b. y = –2x + 3 ` d. y = 2x + 3
____ 15. The equation 3x – 6y – 2 = 0 in slope-intercept form is
1 1 1 1
a. y =  x – c. y = x–
2 3 2 3
1 1 1 1
b. y =  x + d. y = x+
2 3 2 3

____ 16. What are the slope and y-intercept of the relation represented by the equation 10x + 5y – 15 = 0?
a. slope: 2, y-intercept: 3 c. slope: –2, y-intercept: 3
b. slope: 2, y-intercept: –3 d. slope: –2, y-intercept: –3

____ 17. The slope and y-intercept of the relation represented by the equation 12x – 9y + 2 = 0 are
4 2 4 2
a. slope:  , y-intercept:  c. slope: , y-intercept: 
3 9 3 9
4 2 4 2
b. slope:  , y-intercept: d. slope: , y-intercept:
3 9 3 9

____ 18. For the line 4x – 3y – 12 = 0, which statement is true?

a. The x-intercept is 3 and the y-intercept is –4.
b. The x-intercept is 3 and the y-intercept is 4.
c. The x-intercept is 4 and the y-intercept is –3.
d. The x-intercept is 4 and the y-intercept is 3.

____ 19. What is the slope of the line with an x-intercept of 4 and a y-intercept of –3?
4 3
a.  c.
3 4
3 4
b.  d.
4 3

____ 20. Identify the equation in general form for the line with slope 3 and y-intercept –4.
a. 3x – y – 4 = 0 c. 3x + y – 4 = 0
b. 3x – y + 4 = 0 d. 3x + y + 4 = 0

____ 21. Identify the equation of the line in general form when the slope is 0.6 and the y-intercept is 0.4.
a. 3x + 5y + 2 = 0 c. 3x – 5y + 2 = 0
b. 3x + 5y – 2 = 0 d. 3x – 5y – 2 = 0

____ 22. Points C(5, 7) and D(–3, –12) are on a line. What is the run from point D to point C?
a. 8 c. 8
b. 5 d. 

____ 23. Points M(2, 9) and N(–1, 3) are on a line with y-intercept –4. What is the equation of the line?
a. y = –4x – 2 c. y = 2x – 4
b. y = –2x + 4 d. y = 4x + 2
____ 24. Identify the slope of the line through points (3, 4) and (–4, –5).
9
a.  c. 0
7
9
b. –1 d.
7

____ 25. The equation of the line through the point (2, 3) with slope –2 is
a. y = –2x + 7 c. y = –2x + 1
b. y = –2x + 3 d. y = –2x – 1

____ 26. Using the table of values, determine the equation of the line.

a. y = –3x – 9 c. y = 3x – 9
b. y = –3x + 3 d. y = 3x + 3

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____ 27. The equation of the line with slope that passes through the point (0, –3) is
3
1 1
a. y= x+9 c. y = x – 9
3 3
1 1
b. y= x+3 d. y = x – 3
3 3

____ 28. Which two lines are parallel?

a. y = 3x + 2 c. y=x
y = 2x + 2 y=5
b. y = 3x – 4 d. y=0
y=x+5 y=2
____ 29. Identify the pair of perpendicular lines.
1 2
a. y = x + 2 c. y= x+1
5 3
1 2
y= x+1 y= x+2
5 3
1 2
b. y = x + 2 d. y= x+1
5 3
y = 5x + 1 3
y=– x+2
2

____ 30. What is the equation of the line that passes through (3, –1) and is parallel to the line y = 3x + 2?
x
a. y = 3x + 10 c. y = + 8
3
x
b. y = 3x – 10 d. y = – 10
3

____ 31. What is the equation of the line that is perpendicular to the line y = –3x + 2 and passes through (3, –1)?
1 1
a. y = x c. y = – x
3 3
1 1
b. y = x – 2 d. y = – x – 2
3 3

____ 32. Identify the equation of the line parallel to y = 2x – 4 and with the same x-intercept as 3x – 4y = 12.
1
a. y = 2x + 4 c. y =  x + 8
2
1
b. y = 2x – 8 d. y =  x + 4
2

____ 33. The equation of line A is y = 4x – 8. Which equation represents a line that is parallel to line A?
a. y = 8x – 4 c. y = –4x – 8
b. y = 4x + 8 d. y = –8x + 4

____ 34. The equation of line A is y = 2x.

The equation of line B is y = –2x.
The equation of line C is y = 2x + 2.
The equation of line D is y = 2x – 2.
Which lines are parallel to line A?
a. line B only c. line C and line D
b. line B and line D d. line B, line C, and line D

____ 35. The equation of line T is y = 5x + 10, while the equation of line U is y = 4x + 10. Which statement is true?
a. Line T is parallel to line U. c. Line T is steeper than line U.
b. Line U is perpendicular to line T. d. Line U is steeper than line T.
____ 36. Points G(–3, 8) and H(0, 5) are on a line. Which equation represents a line that is parallel to this line?
a. y = 2x – 8 c. y = –x + 5
b. y = x – 5 d. y = –2x + 8

____ 37. Which equation represents a line that is perpendicular to a line passing through points G(–3, 8) and H(0, 5)?
a. y = –2x + 5 c. y = x – 5
b. y = –x + 8 d. y = 2x – 8

Completion
Complete each statement.

1. In the equation of a line, y = 4x – 3, the number –3 represents the _________________________ .

2. Points M(2, –8) and N(0, –4) are on a line. The slope of the line is _________________________ and the
y-intercept is _________________________ . The equation of the line is _________________________ .

3. The x-intercept occurs when _________________________ .

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4. The slope of the line represented by y – 2 =  (x + 5) is _________________________ .
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5. Two lines that have the same slope are said to be _________________________ .

6. Perpendicular lines have slopes that are _________________________ .

Matching

Match each statement to the corresponding term. Each term may be used more than once or not at all.

a. general form g. slope

b. negative reciprocals h. slope-intercept form
c. parallel lines i. slope-point form
d. perpendicular lines j. x-intercept
e. point of intersection k. y-intercept
f. reciprocals

____ 1. For a horizontal line, this is zero.

____ 2. These lines have the same slope.

____ 3. For a vertical line, the value of x is constant and equal to this.
____ 4. This is where two lines meet.

____ 5. For the line y = 3x + 6, this is 6.

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____ 6. The numbers 3 and are examples.
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____ 7. These lines meet at 90°.

____ 8. This is the name for an equation of a line in the form Ax + By + C = 0.

____ 9. This is the form usually used to show the equation of a line if you know the coordinates of the y-intercept and
the slope.

2 3
____ 10. The numbers and  are examples.
3 2
Linear Equations Review
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. D
12. D
13. D
14. C
15. C
16. C
17. D
Rewrite the equation 12x – 9y + 2 = 0 in slope-intercept form:
12x – 9y + 2 = 0
12x – 9y + 2 + 9y = 0 + 9y
12x + 2 = 9y
12x 2 9y
+ =
9 9 9
4 2
x+ =y
3 9
4 2
y= x+
3 9
4 2
The slope is and the y-intercept is .
3 9
18. A
19. C
20. A
21. C
22. C
23. C
24. D
25. A
26. C
Choose any two points to calculate the slope. For example, use (0, –9) and (1, –6):
rise
m
run
6  (9)
m
10
3
m
1
m3
From the table, the y-intercept is –9.
Substitute m = 3 and b = –9 into y = mx + b:
y = mx + b
= 3x – 9
The equation of the line is y = 3x – 9.
27. D
28. D
29. D
30. B
The line must also have slope 3. Substitute the slope and the coordinates of the point (3, –1) into the equation y
= mx + b and solve for b:
y = mx + b
–1 = (3)(3) + b
–1 = 9 + b
–1 – 9 = 9 + b – 9
–10 = b
The equation of the line is y = 3x – 10.
31. B
1
The slope of the line must be the negative reciprocal of –3, or :
3
y = mx + b
 1 
–1 =   (3) + b
3
–1 = 1 + b
–1 – 1 = 1 + b – 1
–2 = b
1
The equation of the line is y = x – 2.
3
32. B
The line must have slope 2. Identify the x-intercept of 3x – 4y = 12.
Substitute y = 0:
3x – 4y = 12
3x – 4(0) = 12
3x = 12
3x 12
=
3 3
x=4
The point (4, 0) is on the line. Substitute the slope and this point into y = mx + b:
y = mx + b
0 = (2)(4) + b
0=8+b
0–8=8+b–8
–8 = b
The equation of the line is y = 2x – 8.
33. B
The line represented by the equation y = 4x + 8 is parallel to line A because they both have slope 4.
34. C
Line A has slope 2. Lines C and D have slope 2, which is the same as that of line A. Line B has slope –2. So,
Lines C and D are parallel to line A.
35. C
Line T has a slope of 5, while line U has a slope of 4. Because line T has a greater slope, it is steeper than line
U.
36. C
rise
m
run
58
m
0  (3)
3
m
3
m  1
Parallel lines have the same slope. The only line that has a slope of –1 is y = –x + 5.
37. C
rise
m
run
58
m
0  (3)
3
m
3
m  1
Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals. The only line that has a slope of +1 is y = x – 5.
COMPLETION

1. y-intercept
2. –2; –4; y = –2x – 4
3. y = 0
3
4. 
4
5. parallel
6. negative reciprocals

MATCHING

1. G
2. C
3. J
4. E
5. K
6. F
7. D
8. A
9. H
10. B