Practice with
Graphs and  Equations of  Lines
 Topic Index | Algebra Index | Regents Exam Prep Center

 

Answer the following questions dealing with
equations and graphs of straight lines.
 
1.

Which of the following equations passes through the points (2,1) and (5,-2)? 

Choose:


y = -x + 3
 y = -x+2

 

 

2.

Does the graph of the straight line with slope of -2 and y-intercept of -3 pass through the point (5,-13)?

Choose:

Yes
No

 

 

 

3.

 

 

 

The slope of this line is 3/2.

Choose:

True
False

 

 

 

4.

 What is the slope of the line 3x + 2y = 12?

Choose:

3         
      2

 

 

5.

Which is the correct slope of the line
through (-2,3) and (4,-5)?

 

Choose:

      
         

 

 

6.

 

x 1 3 5 7
y 2 5 8 11

What is the slope of the line shown in the chart above?

Choose:

1       
3      

 

 

7.

 

 

 

The slope of this line is 1/2.

Choose:

True
False

 

 

 

8.

 Does the line 2y + x = 7 pass through the point (1,3)?


Choose:

Yes
No

 

 

9.

 Which is the equation of a line whose slope is undefined?

Choose:

x = -5
y = 7
x = y
x + y = 0

 

 

10.

 Which is the equation of a line that passes through the point (2,5) and has a slope of -3?

Choose:

y = -3x - 3
y = -3x + 17
y = -3x + 11
y = -3x + 5

 

 

11.

 

What is the equation of this line?

Choose:


 y = 2x - 3
y = -2x - 3

 

 

 

12.

 Which of these equations represents a line parallel to the line 2x + y = 6?

Choose:

y = 2x + 3
y - 2x = 4
2x - y = 8
y = -2x + 1

 

 

13.

What is an equation for the line that passes through the coordinates (2,0) and (0,3)?

Choose: