v ID Resources: Topic 2 – Linear and Nonlinear Functions

Subtopic 2.1 Graphing Linear Equations

1. The table shows how many Calories are burned when laughing for a given number of
minutes.

Minutes (x) 1 2 3 4
Calories (y) 3 5 7 9

Graph this function.

2. Tickets to an amusement park cost $35 for adults and $20 for children. The equation
35x + 20y = 140 shows how many adults x and children y can visit the amusement park
with $140. If no adults go, how many children can go to the amusement park with $140?

A. 7
B. 5
C. 4
D. 2

3. Which best describes the slope of a horizontal line?

A. 0
B. Positive
C. Negative
D. Undefined

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 4. Graph 4x + 8y = –16 using the x- and y-intercepts.

5. A bowling alley charges a flat fee to rent shoes. There is an additional fee for each game
played. The function y = 5x + 4.5 represents the cost y of bowling x games. Interpret the
parameters of the function.

______ represents the price per game.

____ represents the shoe rental charge.

6. The equation 18x + 9y = 63 represents the number of large pizzas x and small pizzas y that
can be bought with 63 Dirhams. If no large pizzas are ordered, ______ small pizzas can be
bought.

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 7. The graph shows how many school sweatshirts and T-shirts Rola can buy with $60. Give
the y-intercept and interpret what it means in your own words

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8. Complete the table for the function f(x) = "x + 3.

x f(x)
–6 –1

–3

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9. Graph –x = y – 4. Use a table of values or the intercepts.
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(Show either the intercepts or a table of values)

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 10. Sultan has $24 to spend on peanuts and pretzels for a party. Peanuts cost $3 per pound
and pretzels cost $2 per pound.

a. Write an equation that relates the number of pounds of pretzels y and the number of
pounds of peanuts x.

b. Find the x- and y-intercepts of the equation you found in part a and interpret their
meaning in the context of the situation.

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 Subtopic 2.2 Rates of Change and Slope

1. In 2000, there were 164 seniors in the graduating class. In 2015, there were 185. What is
the rate of change from 2000 to 2015?

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A. –&
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B.
&

C. &
%
%
D.
&

2. What is the slope of the line that passes through (–3, 2) and (–3, 4)?

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A. − #"
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B. −
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C. 0

D. undefined

3. Which pair(s) of points form a line with a negative slope? Select all that apply.

A. (3, 2) and (–4, 0)

B. (7, −5) and (3, 1)

C. (−4, −4) and (−1, −8)

D. (2, 3) and (2, 9)

E. (−1, 4) and (5, 2)

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4. The slope of f(x) = x – 5 is [ A steeper B less steep C no different ] than the slope of
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g(x) = 3x – 7.

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 5. The slope of a horizontal line is ______ while the slope of a vertical line is _____.

6. The table shows the cost of tuition for an international university by year. Find the rate of
change from 2010 to 2012.

Tuition
Year (x)
(y)
2009 $8300
2010 $8500
2011 $9100
2012 $10,100
2013 $10,500
2014 $10,700
2015 $10,900

7. Khalifa can run 5 miles in 40 minutes. It takes him 60 minutes to run 8 miles. What is the
rate of change in the number of miles Khalifa can run?

______ miles per minute

8. Given a line that passes through the points (3,4) and (−5,0).
Find the slope of the line

9. Find the value of x so that the line passing through the (x, −7) and (1,2) has the given slope
m = 3.

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 10. Find the value of y so that the line passing through the (9, y) and (3,2) has the given slope
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m = ".

11. The function f(c) = 3c + 6.65 shows the cost for Mrs. Sarah to go to a buffet with c of her
grandchildren.

i. Find the slope. Explain what it represents.

ii. Find the y-intercept. Explain what it represents.

iii. If Mrs. Sarah pays $18.65 for the buffet, how many of her grandchildren did she take to the
buffet?

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 12. In 2015, Sarah spent $800 buying lunches. In 2017, she spent $550 buying lunches. What
was the rate of change from 2015 to 2017?

A. –$250 per year

B. $125 per year

C. –$125 per year

D. $250 per year

13. Determine whether the function is linear. If it is, state the rate of change.

A. Linear: Rate of change = 1

B. Linear: Rate of change = −1

C. Linear: Rate of change = 2
D. Not Linear

14. A snowboarder is sliding downhill. Find the slope of the hill.

1
A.
3

B. 1
−
3

C. 3

D. −3

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 Subtopic 2.3 Slope-Intercept Form

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1. Which is a linear equation with a slope of !
and a y-intercept of –5?

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A. y = –5x + !
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B. y=!x–5
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C. y=!x+5
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D. y=–!x

2. Write 12x + 4y = –36 in slope-intercept form.

3. What is the equation, in slope-intercept form of the linear function " graphed below?

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A. y= x+1
"

3
B. y = − x + 1.5
2
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C. y=− x+1
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3
D. y= x+1
2

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 4. Graph the equation of a line with a slope of −3 and a y-intercept of 2.

5. Write 10x – 5y = –30 in slope-intercept form.

y = ______ x + ______.

6. Mr. Adel buys 90 pencils to keep in his classroom at the beginning of the school year.
He allows the students to borrow pencils, but they are not always returned. On average, he
loses about 6 pencils a month. Write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents
the number of pencils he has left y after a number of x months.

7. A taxi company charges a flat fee to use the service and an additional fee per mile.
If y = 0.8x + 3.25 represents the cost y of taking a taxi x mile, interpret the parameters of the
function.

The taxi company charges a flat fee of $______ plus $______ per mile.

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 Subtopic 2.4 Transformations of Linear Functions

1. Match the linear function with the correct description of how its graph differs from the
parent graph.

g(x) = –3(x) ____

h(x) = (–3x) ____

A. reflected across y-axis and compressed horizontally.
B. reflected across x-axis and stretched vertically.

2. Determine the type of transformation in each function as it relates to the parent function.

A. g(x) = 3x

B. g(x) = –(x).

C. g(x) = x – 3

D. g(x) = 4(x)

E. g(x) = (x) – 2

3. Describe the transformation in g(x) = −4(x) as it relates to the parent function f(x) = x.

4. Describe each transformation in h(x) = –(3x – 5) + 2 as it relates to the parent function.

5. Describe the transformation in ℎ(+) = −(+ + 3) − 1 as it relates to the parent function.

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 Subtopic 2.5 Arithmetic Sequences

1. Determine whether each sequence is an arithmetic sequence.

a. 3, 6, 9, 12, … [ Ⓐ Arithmetic Sequence Ⓑ Not an Arithmetic Sequence ]

b. 1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, … [ Ⓐ Arithmetic Sequence Ⓑ Not an Arithmetic Sequence ]
c. 8, 10, 14, 20, … [ Ⓐ Arithmetic Sequence Ⓑ Not an Arithmetic Sequence ]
d. 13, 7, 1, –5, … [ Ⓐ Arithmetic Sequence Ⓑ Not an Arithmetic Sequence ]
e. –2, –8, –32, –128, … [ Ⓐ Arithmetic Sequence Ⓑ Not an Arithmetic Sequence ]

2. Given the arithmetic sequence 35, 32, 29, 26, .., find the common difference.

A. −3
B. −5
C. 3
D. 5

3. Write an equation for the nth term of the arithmetic sequence 4, 7, 10, 13, …
(Show your work)

4. Fill in the values to make an arithmetic sequence: –4, –1, ______, 5, ______.

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 5. What is the 27th term in the arithmetic sequence 43, 38, 33, 28, 23, ...?
(Show your work)
a₂₇ = ______.

6. Given !# = 35, % = −20, find the equation of the )'( term and the next four terms in the
arithmetic sequence.

7. Given !# = −22, % = −30, find the equation of )'( term and the next four terms in the
arithmetic sequence.

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