High School Math : Graphing Linear Functions

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Graphing Linear Functions

Solve for the - and - intercepts:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for the -intercept, set  to zero and solve for :

To solve for the -intercept, set  to zero and solve for :

Example Question #2 : Graphing Linear Functions

Solve:

Possible Answers:

No solutions

Infinitely many solutions

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use substution to solve this problem:

becomes and then is substituted into the second equation. Then solve for :

, so and to give the solution .

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