Practice Equation Of A Line (5) - Coordinate Geometry - IB 10 Mathematics

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Question 1.
What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 3) and (5, 11)?
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Use the formula m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1).
Question 2.
Find the y-intercept of the line given by the equation y = 3x + 5.
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Y-intercept occurs when x = 0.
3Question 3.
What does m represent in the equation y = mx + c?
- Y-intercept
- Gradient
- X-intercept
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Remember, m stands for...?
4Question 4.
In a linear equation, if the slope is 3, is the line going upwards or downwards?
- True
- False
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Think about the direction of a mountain slope.
Question 5.
Derive the equation of the line that passes through points A(2,3) and D(5,11). Then, determine the area of a triangle formed with the line and two points on the x-axis.
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Calculate the intercepts first.
Question 6.
Given a line with equation y = 4x + 2, find the coordinates of the point where it is perpendicular to a line passing through (6,6) with slope -1.
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Use the perpendicular slope to find new line equations.

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