2.4 Write Equations Of Lines Examples And Worksheet - Chapter 2, Linear Equations And Functions Page 6
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9REASONING
Write an equation of the line that passes through (3, 4) and
46.
satisfies the given condition.
a.
Parallel to y 5 22
b.
Perpendicular to y 5 22
Parallel to x 5 22
Perpendicular to x 5 22
c.
d.
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l such that l and the lines
OPEN-ENDED MATH
Write an equation of a line
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y 5 23x 1 5 and y 5 2x 1 1 form a right triangle.
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REASONING
Consider two distinct nonvertical lines A
x 1 B
y 5 C
and
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1
1
A
x 1 B
y 5 C
. Show that the following statements are true.
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2
2
a.
If the lines are parallel, then A
B
5 A
B
.
1
2
2
1
If the lines are perpendicular, then A
A
1 B
B
5 0.
b.
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2
1
2
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CHALLENGE
Show that an equation of the line with x-intercept a and
y
x
y-intercept b is
5 1. This is the intercept form of a linear equation.
1
}
}
a
b
P
S
ROBLEM
OLVING
You buy a used car for $6500. The monthly cost of owning the
EXAMPLE 5
50.
CAR EXPENSES
car (including insurance, fuel, maintenance, and taxes) averages $350. Write
on p. 100
an equation that models the total cost of buying and owning the car.
for Exs. 50–51
Since its founding, a volunteer group has restored 50 houses. It
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HOUSING
plans to restore 15 houses per year in the future. Write an equation that
models the total number n of restored houses t years from now.
EXAMPLE 6
You have a rectangular plot measuring
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GARDENING
16 feet by 25 feet in a community garden. You want
on p. 101
to grow tomato plants that each need 8 square feet of
for Exs. 52–54
space and pepper plants that each need 5 square feet.
Write an equation that models how many tomato plants
and how many pepper plants you can grow. How many
pepper plants can you grow if you grow 15 tomato plants?
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Concert tickets cost $15 for general admission, but only
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SHORT RESPONSE
$9 with a student ID. Ticket sales total $4500. Write and graph an equation
that models this situation. Explain how to use your graph to find how many
student tickets were sold if 200 general admission tickets were sold.
MULTI-STEP PROBLEM
A company will lease office space in two buildings.
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The annual cost is $21.75 per square foot in the first building and $17 per
square foot in the second. The company has $86,000 budgeted for rent.
a.
Write an equation that models the possible amounts of space rented in
the buildings.
b.
How many square feet of space can be rented in the first building if
2500 square feet are rented in the second?
c.
If the company wants to rent equal amounts of space in the buildings,
what is the total number of square feet that can be rented?
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