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posted by  Cowboy15 on 6/3/2008 2:14:48 PM  |  status: Closed  

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1. Is this a function:
 
x^2+y^2=36
 
a. Yes
b. No
c. It depends
d. None of the above
 
 
2. Is this a function:
 
x+y=12
 
a. Yes
b. No
c. It depends
d. None of the above
 
 
 
3. Two Lines are parallel if:
 
a.
b. m1=-m2
c. m1=m2
d. None of the above.
 
4. What is this:
 
f(x+h)-f(x)
 
a. The difference quotient
b. The denominator of the difference quotient
c. The numerator of the difference quotient
d. It's just an algebraic expression.
 
 
5. Which of the following is a line perpendicular to y=1/2x +4?
 
a. y=1/2x-1/4
b. y=2x-4
c. y=2x-1/4
d. y=-2x
 
fellow cramster need help on these. Thanks
 
6. What is the slope of the line that passes through (-4,-2) and the origin?
 
a. m=1/2
b. b=1/2
c. m=-1/2
d. Insufficient information given.
 
 
fellow cramster need help on these. Thanks
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posted by ender317 on 6/3/2008 2:30:46 PM  |  status: Live
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x^2 + y^2 = 36 is the equation for a circle with radius 6. So, since the graph would actually be a circle, it would fail the verticle line test and thus not be a function by technicality. However, if you solve it for y, you get:
 
y = sqrt(36 - x^2)
 
either the positive or the negative of that equation would be a function, but not both at the same time.
 
So, I guess that the best answer would be b.
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posted by CramminSince88 on 6/3/2008 4:30:30 PM  |  status: Live
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1- b) No

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posted by CramminSince88 on 6/3/2008 4:30:43 PM  |  status: Live
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2- a) Yes
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posted by CramminSince88 on 6/3/2008 4:31:13 PM  |  status: Live
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3- c) m1=m2
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posted by CramminSince88 on 6/3/2008 4:32:46 PM  |  status: Live
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5- d) y=-2x

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posted by CramminSince88 on 6/3/2008 4:33:19 PM  |  status: Live
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6- a) m=1/2
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posted by A-Rod 7821 on 6/3/2008 4:55:34 PM  |  status: Live