Linear Function Jeopardy SlopesFunctionsEquationsPara/PerpMisc Final Jeopardy Challenge
Slopes In order: (a) Slope that rises left to right (b) Slope that falls left to right (c) Slope of horizontal line (d) Slope of vertical line 100
Slopes Slope of the line 2x – 3y = 7 200
Slopes Slopes of perpendicular lines are ____________ _______________ of each other 300
Slopes Slope of a line indicates two primary characteristics of the line which are: a) ? b) ? 400
Slopes What is the slope of each of the following lines? a) Y = 10 b) X =
Functions Graphically speaking, a function must pass the _______________ ____________ Test. 100
Functions In relating the miles driven in a rental car to the total cost of the rental, which is the dependent variable? Which is the independent variable? 200
Functions If y = 2x + 1 is a function with a domain of all numbers between 0 and 5, what would be the corresponding range of this function over the specified domain? 300
Functions Which two of the three listed functions below are linear functions? a) 2x + 3y = 11 b) 3x 2 – 2x + y = 10 c) (1/2)x + (3/4)y = 5/16 400
Functions Write both the standard form and slope-intercept form of a linear equation: __________________ ___________________ 500
Equations What is the equation of the linear function (in y=mx+b form) of the line with slope of 5 and y-intercept of –10? 100
Equations What is the equation of the linear function (in y=mx+b form) that goes through the points (2,3) and (-1,4)? 200
Equations What is the equation of the linear function (in y=mx+b form) of the line that passes through the point (6,3) and is parallel to the line 2x – 4y=8? 300
Equations What is the equation of the linear function (in y=mx+b form) that passes through the point (4,2) and is perpendicular to the line 3x – 5y = 12? 400
Equations Find the point of intersection of the following lines: Y = -2x – 17 Y = -2x
Para/Perp What is the relationship between the slopes of parallel lines? 100
Para/Perp If two lines are perpendicular, then they intersect to form angles of what measure? 200
Para/Perp Are the following lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither? 2x – 4y = 8 3x + 8y =
Para/Perp Are the following lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither? 3x – 6y = 10 2x – 4y =
Para/Perp A line perpendicular to the line (1/3)x – (3/7)y = 10 would have to have a slope of? 500
Misc Mr. Feldman has taught mathematics in this classroom for ______ years. (Many answers in this section can be located on the Internet). 100
Misc Mr. Feldman attended Mercyhurst College. If the slope of a line is the number of letters in the city in which this college is located divided by the number of letters in the state in which this college is located, then the slope is: 200
Misc Mr. Feldman’s sons’ ages are unique multiples of 3 between 0 and 8. If the slope of a line is the sum of Mr. Feldman’s sons ages over the difference in their ages, then the slope of the line is: 300
Misc Mr. Feldman operates a taxi company on the side to support his wife and sons’ spending habits. If he charges a base rate of $10 plus.25/mile for a taxi ride, write the linear function that describes this relationship. 400
Misc Find the equation (in y=mx+b form) of the line that passes through these two points: (Mr. F’s room #, Planets in our solar system) (Days in a school week, Total race numbers on bulletin boards) 500
Final Jeopardy Find the solution to the following equation: (1/27)x – x = (81/2)x – 4/19