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STAAR Algebra I describing and graphing linear functions quiz quiz

13questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What is the slope of the line through (βˆ’3,4)(-3, 4) and (1,βˆ’8)(1, -8)?

  2. A car's value drops at a constant rate. After 1 year it is worth 18,000;after4yearsitisworth18,000; after 4 years it is worth 12,000. What is the rate of change?

  3. What is the xx-intercept of 2x+5y=202x + 5y = 20?

  4. What are the slope and yy-intercept of y=βˆ’34x+6y = -\dfrac{3}{4}x + 6?

  5. What is the slope-intercept equation of the line through (0,2)(0, 2) with slope βˆ’5-5?

  6. What is the equation, in slope-intercept form, of the line through (2,3)(2, 3) and (5,12)(5, 12)?

  7. Which line is parallel to y=25xβˆ’1y = \dfrac{2}{5}x - 1?

  8. Which slope is perpendicular to a line with slope βˆ’13-\dfrac{1}{3}?

  9. The variable yy varies directly with xx. When x=5x = 5, y=35y = 35. What is yy when x=8x = 8?

  10. Which describes the graph of y>3xβˆ’2y > 3x - 2?

  11. Is the point (1,2)(1, 2) a solution of 4xβˆ’yβ‰₯14x - y \ge 1?

  12. A scatterplot shows points falling tightly along a line as xx increases. The correlation is best described as

  13. A trend line passes through (0,30)(0, 30) and (10,70)(10, 70). What does it predict when x=15x = 15?