Master Linear Equations: A Comprehensive Guide for Community College Students

Question 1

What is the graph of the linear equation y = 2x + 3?

Accepted Answer

A line with a slope of 2 and a y-intercept of 3

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A line with a slope of 3 and a y-intercept of 2

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A parabola with a vertex at (2, 3)

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A circle with a center at (2, 3)

Question 2

Which of the following is the graph of the linear equation y=2x+1?

Accepted Answer

A straight line with a positive slope

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A straight line with a negative slope

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A parabola

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A circle

Question 3

Find the slope of the line passing through the points (2, 3) and (4, 7).

Accepted Answer

2

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-2

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1

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3

Question 4

Which of the following equations represents a line parallel to the x-axis?

Accepted Answer

y = 5

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y = -x + 2

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y = x^2

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y = 2x + 3

Question 5

Which of the following equations represents a line perpendicular to the y-axis?

Accepted Answer

x = 3

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y = -x + 2

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y = 2x + 3

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y = x^2

Question 6

A farmer has 100 feet of fencing to enclose rectangular plot of land. If the length of the plot is 20 feet more than its width, what is the maximum area of the plot?

Accepted Answer

1600 square feet

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1000 square feet

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1200 square feet

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800 square feet

Question 7

Solve the system of equations:
2x + y = 5
x - y = 1

Accepted Answer

x = 2, y = 1

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x = 1, y = 2

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x = 0, y = 3

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x = 3, y = 0

Question 8

Which of the following represents a linear function?

Accepted Answer

f(x) = 2x + 3

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f(x) = sin(x)

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f(x) = e^x

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f(x) = x^2 + 1

Question 9

Which of the following is an application of linear equations?

Accepted Answer

Calculating the distance between two points

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Solving quantum physics equations

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Predicting the weather

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Analyzing stock market trends

Question 10

Which of the following represents the graph of a linear equation?

Accepted Answer

A straight line

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A circle

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A parabola

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An ellipse

Question 11

Which of the following applications involves solving a system of linear equations?

Accepted Answer

Mixing two different solutions to obtain a desired concentration

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Calculating the distance between two points

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Finding the area of a triangle

Question 12

Which of the following equations represents a linear function?

Accepted Answer

f(x) = 2x - 5

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f(x) = x^2 + 3x - 1

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f(x) = sin(x)

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f(x) = |x|

Question 13

Which of the following is the equation of the line passing through the points (2, 3) and (4, 7)?

Accepted Answer

y = 2x + 1

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y = 2x - 1

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y = x + 5

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y = x - 3

Question 14

Which of the following is the slope-intercept form of a linear equation?

Accepted Answer

y = mx + b

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x = my + b

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x = y + mb

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y = x + mb

Question 15

Find the slope of the line passing through the points (2, 5) and (-1, 1).

Accepted Answer

2

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3

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1

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4

Question 16

Find the solution set of the linear inequality: 2x - 5 > 9

Accepted Answer

x > 7

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x < 7

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x < -7

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x > -7

Question 17

Identify the linear equation in two variables from the following

Accepted Answer

y equals 2x + 3

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y equals e^x

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y equals x^2 + 2x

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y equals sin(x)

Question 18

Which graph represents the linear equation y = 2x - 1?

Accepted Answer

A line with slope 2 and y-intercept -1

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A circle with radius 2 and center at (0, -1)

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A parabola with vertex at (0, -1)

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A line with slope -2 and y-intercept 1

Question 19

An online store sells books at $5 each and charges a flat shipping fee of $2. Write the equation that represents the total cost if a customer orders x books.

Accepted Answer

Total cost = 5x + 2

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Total cost = 5(x + 2)

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Total cost = 2x + 5

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Total cost = 2(x + 5)

Question 20

Find the domain of the function f(x) = 1/(x - 3).

Accepted Answer

{x | x ≠ 3}

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{x | x ∈ R}

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{x | x ≥ 3}

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{x | x > 3}

Question 21

Which of the following equations represents a linear equation with a positive slope?

Accepted Answer

y = 2x + 3

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y = 0

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y = x^2 + 2

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y = 1 / x

Question 22

Which of the following graphs represents the solution set of the inequality x - 2y > 6?

Accepted Answer

Graph where the shaded region is above the line y = (1/2)x - 3

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Graph where the shaded region is above the line y = 2x + 3

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Graph where the shaded region is below the line y = (1/2)x - 3

Question 23

A store sells apples for $0.50 each and oranges for $0.75 each. If a customer buys 5 apples and x oranges and spends $6.75, write an equation to find the value of x.

Accepted Answer

0.50(5) + 0.75x = 6.75

Answer

0.75(5) - 0.50x = 6.75

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0.50(5) - 0.75x = 6.75

Answer

0.75(5) + 0.50x = 6.75

Question 24

Which of the following equations is a linear equation?

Accepted Answer

y = 2x + 3

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y = sin(x)

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y = e^x

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y = x^2 + 2

Question 25

What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y = -3x + 2?

Accepted Answer

-3

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1

Answer

-1

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2

Question 26

Which of the following is the equation of the line parallel to y = 2x + 1 and passing through the point (3, 5)?

Accepted Answer

y = 2x + 3

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y = 3x + 2

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y = 2x - 3

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y = x + 3

Question 27

In the standard form of a linear equation in one variable, what is the coefficient of the variable?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

x

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-1

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B

Question 28

Which system of linear equations represents parallel lines?

Accepted Answer

2x + 3y = 6, 2x + 3y = 9

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3x + y = 7, x + 3y = 4

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x - 2y = 5, 2x - 4y = 10

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x - y = 2, 2x - 2y = 4

Question 29

Which graph represents the equation 2x - 3y = 6?

Accepted Answer

Image of a line with a slope of 2/3 and a y-intercept of -2

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Image of a parabola

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Image of a circle

Question 30

What is the y-intercept of the equation y = 3x - 2?

Accepted Answer

-2

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3

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-3

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2

Question 31

Find the equation of the line that passes through the point (1, 4) and has a slope of -2.

Accepted Answer

y = -2x + 6

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y = 2x - 2

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y = 2x + 6

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y = -2x + 2

Question 32

Solve for x: 3x + 5 = 14

Accepted Answer

x = 3

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x = -4.67

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x = -3

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x = 4.67

Question 33

Which of the following represents the slope-intercept form of a linear equation?

Accepted Answer

y = mx + b

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x/a + y/b = 1

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y - y1 = m(x - x1)

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Ax + By = C

Question 34

Find the slope of the line passing through the points (2, 5) and (4, 11).

Accepted Answer

m = 3

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m = -3

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m = -1/3

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m = 1/3

Question 35

A store sells t-shirts for $15 each and sweatshirts for $25 each. If a customer buys 3 t-shirts and 2 sweatshirts, what is the total cost?

Accepted Answer

$95

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$60

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$105

Question 36

What is the solution to the system of equations: x + 2y = 7 and 3x - y = 1?

Accepted Answer

x = 1, y = 3

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x = -1, y = 4

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x = 3, y = 1

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x = 2, y = 2.5

Question 37

The equation 2x - 4y = 8 can be rewritten in slope-intercept form as:

Accepted Answer

y = (1/2)x - 2

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y = -2x + 8

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y = 2x - 8

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y = (1/2)x + 2

Question 38

Which of the following represents a linear equation in two variables?

Accepted Answer

2x + 3y = 6

Answer

x^2 + y = 5

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y = 1/x

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x + y^3 = 1

Question 39

A car travels at a constant speed of 60 miles per hour. If the car travels for 2.5 hours, how far will it have traveled?

Accepted Answer

150 miles

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120 miles

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180 miles

Question 40

Two lines are parallel if they have:

Accepted Answer

The same slope

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Different slopes

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No slope

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Perpendicular slopes

Question 41

What is the equation of the line with a slope of 4 and a y-intercept of -3?

Accepted Answer

y = 4x - 3

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y = 3x - 4

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y = -3x + 4

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y = -4x + 3