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Example Question #52 : Graphing
What are the coordinates of Point A, and in which quadrant is it located?
, Quadrant II
, Quadrant II
, Quadrant IV
, Quadrant IV
, Quadrant IV
Coordinate points are given x-coordinate first, y-coordinate second. Quadrants are numbered counter-clockwise, with Quadrant I consisting of positive x-coordinates and positive y-coordinates, Quadrant II consisting of negative x-coordinates and positive y-coordinates, Quadrant III consisting of negative x-coordinates and negative y-coordinates, and Quadrant IV consisting of positive x-coordinates and negative y-coordinates.
(3, -2), Quadrant IV is correct because it lists the coordinates in the correct order and correctly identifies the Quadrant.
(3, -2), Quadrant II is incorrect because, while it lists the coordinates in the correct order, it misidentifies the Quadrant.
(-2, 3), Quadrant IV is incorrect because, while it correctly identifies the Quadrant, it lists the coordinates in the incorrect order.
(-2, 3), Quadrant II is incorrect because it both lists the coordinates in the incorrect order and misidentifies the Quadrant.
Example Question #53 : Graphing
Which graph correctly represents the position of the point at ?
Coordinate points are given x-coordinate first, y-coordinate second. The correct representation plots the point one unit to the left of the origin on the x-axis and four units up from the origin on the y-axis.
Example Question #244 : Coordinate Plane
Which of the following correctly identifies Points A and B, in that order, on the line?
Coordinate points are given x-coordinate first, y-coordinate second.
(-2, 1), (2, 4) is correct because it list the coordinates of each point in the correct order.
(1, -2), (4, 2) is incorrect because it lists the coordinates of each point in the incorrect order.
(2, 4), (-2, 1) is incorrect because, while it lists the coordinates of each point correctly, it misidentifies the points.
(4, 2), (1, -2) is incorrect because it both lists the coordinates of each point in the incorrect order and misidentifies the points.
Example Question #54 : Graphing
What is the distance between (7, 13) and (1, 5)?
10
7
None of the answers are correct
5
12
10
The distance formula is given by d = square root [(x2 – x1)2 + (y2 – y1)2]. Let point 2 be (7,13) and point 1 be (1,5). Substitute the values and solve.
Example Question #881 : Act Math
What is the slope of this line?
The slope is found using the formula .
We know that the line contains the points (3,0) and (0,6). Using these points in the above equation allows us to calculate the slope.
Example Question #252 : Coordinate Plane
What is the amplitude of the function if the marks on the y-axis are 1 and -1, respectively?
π
1
3π
2π
0.5
1
The amplitude is half the measure from a trough to a peak.
Example Question #882 : Act Math
What is the midpoint between and
?
None of the answers are correct
The x-coordinate for the midpoint is given by taking the arithmetic average (mean) of the x-coordinates of the two end points. So the x-coordinate of the midpoint is given by
The same procedure is used for the y-coordinates. So the y-coordinate of the midpoint is given by
Thus the midpoint is given by the ordered pair
Example Question #254 : Coordinate Plane
If the graph has an equation of , what is the value of
?
is the
-intercept and equals
.
can be solved for by substituting
in the equation for
, which yields
Example Question #881 : Act Math
The equation represents a line. This line does NOT pass through which of the four quadrants?
I
Cannot be determined
IV
II
III
III
Plug in for
to find a point on the line:
Thus, is a point on the line.
Plug in for
to find a second point on the line:
is another point on the line.
Now we know that the line passes through the points and
.
A quick sketch of the two points reveals that the line passes through all but the third quadrant.
Example Question #6 : How To Graph A Line
Refer to the above red line. A line is drawn perpendicular to that line, and with the same -intercept. Give the equation of that line in slope-intercept form.
First, we need to find the slope of the above line.
The slope of a line. given two points can be calculated using the slope formula
Set :
The slope of a line perpendicular to it has as its slope the opposite of the reciprocal of 2, which would be . Since we want this line to have the same
-intercept as the first line, which is the point
, we can substitute
and
in the slope-intercept form:
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