Name:___________________________________________

YEAR 9 MATHEMATICS 2023 – SAT – LINEAR RELATIONS

Skills and Application Task

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM LEARNING OUTCOMES:

ACMNA 214 Find the distance between two points located on the Cartesian plane using SCORE: /50 marks
a range of strategies, including graphing software
ACMNA 294 Find the midpoint and gradient of a line segment (interval) on the Cartesian
plane using a range of strategies, including graphing software GRADE:
ACMNA 215 Sketch linear graphs using the coordinates of two points

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Give answers to 2 decimal places, where appropriate.

• Calculator is permitted.
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1. Solve the following:

a. 𝑥 − 5 = 9

a.

(2 marks)
b. 2𝑥 − 10 = 2

b.

(2 marks)
c. −5𝑥 + 17 = −3

c.

(2 marks)
d. 3𝑥 + 5 = 𝑥 − 7

d.

(2 marks)

[Total: 8 marks]

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2. For the line given below, state the following:

a. The 𝑦-intercept:
(1 mark)

b. The 𝑥-intercept:
(1 mark)

c. The gradient:
(2 marks)

d. The equation of the line

(1 mark)

[Total: 5 marks]
3. Find the 𝑥 and 𝑦 intercepts for the following equation:

a. 𝑦 = −𝑥 + 5
6.

(2 marks)
b. 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 6
7.

(2 marks)

[Total: 4 marks]

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4. State the gradient and y-intercept for each of the following lines:

Equation gradient 𝑦-intercept

𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 3
1
𝑦=𝑥+
2
𝑦 = −3𝑥 + 1
2
𝑦= − 5𝑥
3
[Total: 8 marks]
5. Find the equation of the line with a gradient of 4 and a y intercept of −3.

(a)
[Total: 2 marks]
7. a. Plot the following points on the number plane below:

i. A(4, −2) ii. B(0, −10)

iii. C(−8, −2) iv. D(8,6)

v. E(−6,10) vi. F(−9,0)

(6 marks)

b. What can you say about the points A, B and D?

(1 mark)

[Total: 7 marks]

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c. Given the equation of a straight line is:
𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 3

a. Complete the following table:

x –1 0 1 2 3

y
(2 marks)
b. What is the gradient?
(1 mark)

c. What is the y intercept?

(1 mark)

d. Using the y-intercept and gradient, draw the line: 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 3

(Make sure you add the axes label and scale)

(2 marks)

[Total: 6 marks]

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d. A rule gives the following table of values:

x –1 0 1 2 3

y −12 −9 −6 −3 0

a. What is the 𝑥-intercept? _____________

(1 mark)

b. What is the 𝑦-intercept? _____________

(1 mark)
c. Hence, sketch the graph of the rule:
(2 marks)

[Total: 4 marks]

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e. A swimming pool has been filled with water.

The graph shows the volume of water (in litres) in the pool after it has been
partially filled.

a. How long did it take for the pool to hold 12 000 L of water?

(1 mark)

b. How many litres of water flows into the pool each hour?

(1 mark)

c. Write the rule for the volume of water, 𝑉, in the pool after (𝑡) hours.

(1 mark)

d. What would the volume of water in the pool be after 12 hours?

(1 mark)

e. The maximum volume of water the pool can hold is 50 000 L.

How long does it take to fill the pool with 50 000 L of water?

(2 marks)

[Total: 6 marks]