Name: Date: Lesson 10 Skills Practice 1. Determine the slope of the line between each of the following pairs of points. Show all steps, and reduce your answer to lowest terms. a. (4, 5) and ( 2, 3) b. ( 3, 2) and (1, 8) c. (5, 9) and (5, 2) d. (2, 1) and ( 2, 3) e. (4, 3) and (12, 3) f. (2, 4) and (7, 4) Page 221
2. Determine the slope of each of the lines shown below. Reduce your answers to lowest terms. a. b. Slope = Slope = c. d. Slope = Slope = e. f. Slope = Slope = Page 222
3. Draw an accurate graph for each of the following by Plotting the point Using the slope to find at least two additional points a. (1, 2) with slope = 1 4 b. (5, 2) with slope = 3 2 c. (3, 0) with slope = 5 d. (4, 5) with slope = 3 e. (4, 1) with undefined slope f. ( 3, 5) with slope = 0 Page 223
4. Complete the table below. Equation Slope I, D, H, V Vertical Intercept y = x 2 f (a) = 6 4a P(n) = 3n y = 4 x = 7 3 y x 4 5 5. Determine the horizontal intercepts for each of the following. a. y = x 2 b. f (a) = 6 4a c. P(n) = 3n d. y = 4 e. x = 7 f. 3 y x 4 5 Page 224
6. Draw an accurate graph of the function f (x) = 4x + 5. 7. Draw an accurate graph of the function 2 y x 3 5 8. Draw an accurate graph of the function g(x) = 3 x. Page 225
9. Draw an accurate graph of the function y = 2x. 10. Draw an accurate graph of the function r(a) = 5. 1 11. Draw an accurate graph of the function C(x) = x 5 Page 226
12. Draw an accurate graph of the function y = x. 13. Draw an accurate graph of the function y = 3 5x. 14. Determine the slope of each of the lines shown below. Slope = Slope = Slope = Page 227
Applications 15. The function P(n) = 455n 1820 represents a computer manufacturer s profit when n computers are sold. a. Identify the slope, and interpret its meaning in a complete sentence. b. Identify the vertical intercept. Write it as an ordered pair and interpret its meaning in a complete sentence. c. Determine the horizontal intercept. Write it as an ordered pair and interpret its meaning in a complete sentence. 16. John is a door to door vacuum salesman. His weekly salary is given by the linear function S(v) = 200 + 50v, where v is the number of vacuums sold. a. Identify the slope, and interpret its meaning in a complete sentence. b. Identify the vertical intercept. Write it as an ordered pair and interpret its meaning in a complete sentence. Page 228
Distance from House (Miles) Lesson 10: Linear Functions, Part I 17. The graph below shows the distance you are from your house if you leave work and drive in the opposite direction. 400 350 300 5, 320 6, 380 250 4, 260 200 150 100 50 0 3, 200 2, 140 1, 80 0, 20 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Time (Hours) a. In a complete sentence, interpret the ordered pair (2, 140) b. Identify the vertical intercept and interpret its meaning. c. Determine the slope, and interpret its meaning. d. At this rate, how far away from home will you be after 7 hours? e. At this rate, how long will it take for you to be 680 miles from your home? Page 229
18. The function V(n)= 221.4 + 4.25n gives the value, V (in thousands of dollars) of an investment after n years. a. Identify the slope, and interpret its meaning in a complete sentence. b. Identify the vertical intercept. Write it as an ordered pair and interpret its meaning in a complete sentence. 19. The function V(t)= 86.4 1.2t gives the value, V (in thousands of dollars) of an investment after t years. a. Identify the slope, and interpret its meaning in a complete sentence. b. Identify the vertical intercept. Write it as an ordered pair and interpret its meaning in a complete sentence. c. Determine the horizontal intercept. Write it as an ordered pair and discuss its meaning. Page 230
Extension 20. Consider the linear equations shown below. 2 5 2 2 2 y x y x 1 y x 3 y x 7 3 3 3 3 a. What do you notice about the equations of the lines given above? b. Graph all of the lines on the graph below. c. How are these lines geometrically related? d. What can you conclude from your answers in part a and part c? Page 231
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