Introduction to Functions: Chapter Test 1

1. What is the slope of the straight line that passes through 5, 3 and 12, 5 ?

8 2 8 17
a. b. c. d.
17 17 17 8

2. What is the slope-intercept form of the line shown in the Cartesian plane below?
a. y 5x 5

b. y x 5

c. y 5 x

d. y x 5

3. Graph the following linear function on the Cartesian plane below.

2
y x 4
3

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 4. Draw a line connecting each equation with its corresponding table of values.

y 3

48
y
x

y 3x

y x 3

5. Kara has started a grass cutting business for the summer. She needed to buy some equipment
to get started, but after cutting a certain number of lawns she begins to make a profit. Given
the graph on the right, which illustrates her company’s financial situation, answer the
following questions:
My Calculations

a. What is the equation of this linear function? ______________

b. How many lawns does Kara have to cut to break even (have a total profit of zero)?
_________________

c. What does the y-intercept represent in this situation?

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 6. Volodomyr has a cell phone. He has a “pay as you go” plan that follows a linear relationship.
• Two months ago, he paid $32 for 100 minutes of phone calls.

• Last month, he paid $36 for 300 minutes of phone calls.

How much can he expect to pay this month, if he used his phone for a total of 400 minutes?

Show all work:

This month, he can expect to pay: ______________.

7. Some of the students at John Rennie High School

want to rent a limousine for their graduation
night. The total cost for the rental is $600. The
graph below shows the cost per person versus the
number of people in the limousine, which can
hold a maximum of 8 students.
a. What is the rule of the function that describes
this situation?

b. Should the points on the graph be connected or not? Explain your reasoning.

c. What sets of numbers accurately describe the domain and range in this situation?

My Calculations

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 8. Given the linear equations below, determine their point of intersection using the comparison
method.
1 1
y x 4 y x 6
2 2

Show all work:

Point of intersection: _________

9. Graph the two linear functions given below and identify their point of intersection.

1
f ( x) x 2
3
1
g( x ) x 3
2

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10. Hilary and Donald are salespeople. They each own a car that they will use for work. At the
beginning of the year (January 1st ), Hilary has 25 000 km on her car and Donald has 20 000
km on his. Hilary expects to drive 1500 km per month and Donald expects to drive 2000 km
per month in the coming year.
At the beginning of which month will they have the same mileage on their cars?

Show all work:

At the beginning of _____________ they will have the same mileage on their cars.

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11. Describe how it is possible that two straight lines may never intersect. Provide an example
and use your knowledge of the equation of a linear function (y = mx + b) to clarify your
explanation.

Explanation:

12. Two linear functions in the form y = mx + b intersect at the point 2, 6 and their y-intercepts
are 8 units apart. Formulate a conjecture about the difference of the values of the slopes of the
two functions and justify your reasoning.

Supporting work:

Conjecture:

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