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SAT Graphing Linear Functions Practice Questions (Free + Explanations) | Quiz 5

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Question 1 of 5

The graph of a linear function passes through the points and . Which statement must be true about the function?

Explanation

First find the slope:

Using point-slope reasoning with point , the equation is

Simplifying gives

So the line's -intercept is , which must be true.

Concept summary

A linear graph is determined by two points. Find the slope from the points, then use that slope with one point to write the equation and interpret features such as intercepts or whether the line is increasing or decreasing.

Question 2 of 5

On a coordinate plane, the edge of a roof is modeled by a line segment that passes through the points and , where and are measured in feet. If this line is extended, at what height above the ground will the roof edge be when it is directly above the wall at ?

Explanation

First find the slope of the line through and :

Use point-slope reasoning to move from back to . That is a change of in , so the change in is

Starting from , the height at is

So the roof edge is feet above the ground when .

Concept summary

To find where a linear graph crosses the -axis, determine the slope from two points and then use that rate of change to move to .

Question 3 of 5

A city parking garage charges a fixed entry fee plus an hourly rate. The graph of the total cost versus time is a line that crosses the -axis at and passes through the point . According to this model, what is the total cost, in dollars, to park for hours?

Explanation

The point means the starting cost is . The line also passes through , so the hourly rate is the slope:

That gives the linear model , where is the number of hours. For hours,

So the total cost is \19

Concept summary

From a graph of a linear relationship, the -intercept gives the starting amount and the slope gives the rate of change. Use both to write a linear model and evaluate it.

Question 4 of 5

The graph of the line passes through the points and . What is the value of ?

Explanation

First find the slope using the two points:

Then substitute one point into . Using gives

so

and therefore

So the value of is .

Concept summary

To find the -intercept of a line from two points, first compute the slope, then substitute one point into and solve for .

Question 5 of 5

The graph of the line is translated up units and left units. Which equation is equivalent to the equation of the translated line?

Explanation

A translation left units means replace with in the original equation:

Then translate up units by adding to the output:

So the translated line has equation .

Concept summary

For a translated linear function, horizontal shifts change the input and vertical shifts change the output. Left units means replace with , and up units means add to the expression.

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