Question 1

Exhibit 1-1  
-In Exhibit 1-1,point c represents

Accepted Answer

A) x = 30,y = 60 
B) x = 60,y = 30 
C) c = 90 
D) x + y = 60 
E) x + y = 30 
A) x = 30,y = 60 
B) x = 60,y = 30 
C) c = 90 
D) x + y = 60 
E) x + y = 30

Question 2

Exhibit 1-12  
-The slope of the line in Exhibit 1-12 is

Accepted Answer

A) positive and constant 
B) positive and increasing 
C) positive and decreasing 
D) negative and increasing 
E) negative and decreasing 
A) positive and constant 
B) positive and increasing 
C) positive and decreasing 
D) negative and increasing 
E) negative and decreasing

Question 3

Exhibit 1-8  
-The slope of a horizontal line is

Accepted Answer

A) infinitely large 
B) zero 
C) positive 
D) negative 
E) infinitely small 
A) infinitely large 
B) zero 
C) positive 
D) negative 
E) infinitely small

Question 4

Exhibit 1-1  
-Point b in Exhibit 1-1 represents

Accepted Answer

A) x = 30,y = 60 
B) x = 60,y = 30 
C) x + y = 60 
D) x + y = 30 
E) b = 90 
A) x = 30,y = 60 
B) x = 60,y = 30 
C) x + y = 60 
D) x + y = 30 
E) b = 90

Question 5

Exhibit 1-16          
-Refer to Exhibit 1-16.Which graph illustrates a positive relationship between variable X and variable Y initially but then a negative relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) a 
B) b 
C) c 
D) d 
E) e 
A) a 
B) b 
C) c 
D) d 
E) e

Question 6

The slope of a steep upward-sloping line is a smaller value than the slope of a nearly flat upward-sloping line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Exhibit 1-2  
-In Exhibit 1-2,at x = 10,the

Accepted Answer

A) value of y is larger on curve A than on curve B 
B) value of y is smaller on curve A than on curve B 
C) value of y is the same on curve A as on curve B 
D) slope of line A is negative 
E) slope of line B is positive 
A) value of y is larger on curve A than on curve B 
B) value of y is smaller on curve A than on curve B 
C) value of y is the same on curve A as on curve B 
D) slope of line A is negative 
E) slope of line B is positive

Question 8

A curved line may have a positive slope or a negative slope,but it cannot have both positive and negative areas of slope.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

If slope = -2 for a line on a graph with x on the horizontal axis and y on the vertical axis,then if

Accepted Answer

A) x increases by 4,y increases by 8 
B) x increases by 4,y increases by 2 
C) y increases by 4,x increases by 8 
D) x = 4,y = 8 
E) x increases by 4,y decreases by 8 
A) x increases by 4,y increases by 8 
B) x increases by 4,y increases by 2 
C) y increases by 4,x increases by 8 
D) x = 4,y = 8 
E) x increases by 4,y decreases by 8

Question 10

Exhibit 1-2  
-In Exhibit 1-2,at x = 12,the

Accepted Answer

A) value of y is larger on curve A than on curve B 
B) value of y is smaller on curve A than on curve B 
C) value of y is the same on curve A as on curve B 
D) slope of line A is negative 
E) slope of line B is positive 
A) value of y is larger on curve A than on curve B 
B) value of y is smaller on curve A than on curve B 
C) value of y is the same on curve A as on curve B 
D) slope of line A is negative 
E) slope of line B is positive

Question 11

On a graph,the origin represents

Accepted Answer

A) the dependent variable 
B) the variable that is the primary source of causation 
C) a caption or explanatory description of the symbols,colors,and measurements used on the graph 
D) the point at which the values of both variables are zero 
E) ancestry 
A) the dependent variable 
B) the variable that is the primary source of causation 
C) a caption or explanatory description of the symbols,colors,and measurements used on the graph 
D) the point at which the values of both variables are zero 
E) ancestry

Question 12

Exhibit 1-2  
-In Exhibit 1-2,when x is greater than 10,the

Accepted Answer

A) value of y is larger on curve A than on curve B 
B) value of y is smaller on curve A than on curve B 
C) value of y is the same on curve A as on curve B 
D) slope of line A is negative 
E) slope of line B is positive 
A) value of y is larger on curve A than on curve B 
B) value of y is smaller on curve A than on curve B 
C) value of y is the same on curve A as on curve B 
D) slope of line A is negative 
E) slope of line B is positive

Question 13

Exhibit 1-16          
-Refer to Exhibit 1-16.Which graph illustrates a negative relationship between variable X and variable Y initially but then a positive relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) a 
B) b 
C) c 
D) d 
E) e 
A) a 
B) b 
C) c 
D) d 
E) e

Question 14

Exhibit 1-16          
-Refer to exhibit 1-16.Which of the graphs illustrates a direct or positive relationship between variable X and variable Y?

Accepted Answer

A) a 
B) b 
C) c 
D) d 
E) e 
A) a 
B) b 
C) c 
D) d 
E) e

Question 15

Exhibit 1-7  
-The slope of the straight line in Exhibit 1-7 is

Accepted Answer

A) greater at point a than at point b 
B) the same at points a and b 
C) zero because the line is straight 
D) negative because an inverse relation is shown 
E) positive because the line lies to the right of the y-axis 
A) greater at point a than at point b 
B) the same at points a and b 
C) zero because the line is straight 
D) negative because an inverse relation is shown 
E) positive because the line lies to the right of the y-axis

Question 16

Ron weighs 150 pounds.A graph relating Ron's weight on the vertical axis to Nancy's consumption of ice cream on the horizontal axis would be

Accepted Answer

A) a horizontal line at weight = 150 
B) a horizontal line at weight = 0 
C) a positively sloped line with decreasing slope 
D) a vertical line at weight = 150 
E) the origin 
A) a horizontal line at weight = 150 
B) a horizontal line at weight = 0 
C) a positively sloped line with decreasing slope 
D) a vertical line at weight = 150 
E) the origin

Question 17

The slope of a vertical straight line is infinity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The slope of a U-shaped curve is infinity at the bottom of the U.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Exhibit 1-4  
-According to the curve in Exhibit 1-4,if P increases from $10 to $14,Q

Accepted Answer

A) stays the same 
B) Q increases from 6 to 8 
C) Q increases from 6 to 10 
D) Q decreases from 6 to 2 
E) Q decreases from 6 to 0 
A) stays the same 
B) Q increases from 6 to 8 
C) Q increases from 6 to 10 
D) Q decreases from 6 to 2 
E) Q decreases from 6 to 0

Question 20

Exhibit 1-11  
-In Exhibit 1-11,the slope of the line is

Accepted Answer

A) negative for all values of x 
B) positive for all values of x 
C) never zero 
D) first negative,then positive as x increases 
E) first rising,then falling as x increases 
A) negative for all values of x 
B) positive for all values of x 
C) never zero 
D) first negative,then positive as x increases 
E) first rising,then falling as x increases

Exam 22: understanding Graphs

Exhibit 1-1 -In Exhibit 1-1,point c represents

Exhibit 1-12 -The slope of the line in Exhibit 1-12 is

Exhibit 1-8 -The slope of a horizontal line is

Exhibit 1-1 -Point b in Exhibit 1-1 represents

Exhibit 1-16 -Refer to Exhibit 1-16.Which graph illustrates a positive relationship between variable X and variable Y initially but then a negative relationship?

The slope of a steep upward-sloping line is a smaller value than the slope of a nearly flat upward-sloping line.

Exhibit 1-2 -In Exhibit 1-2,at x = 10,the

A curved line may have a positive slope or a negative slope,but it cannot have both positive and negative areas of slope.

If slope = -2 for a line on a graph with x on the horizontal axis and y on the vertical axis,then if

Exhibit 1-2 -In Exhibit 1-2,at x = 12,the

On a graph,the origin represents

Exhibit 1-2 -In Exhibit 1-2,when x is greater than 10,the

Exhibit 1-16 -Refer to Exhibit 1-16.Which graph illustrates a negative relationship between variable X and variable Y initially but then a positive relationship?

Exhibit 1-16 -Refer to exhibit 1-16.Which of the graphs illustrates a direct or positive relationship between variable X and variable Y?

Exhibit 1-7 -The slope of the straight line in Exhibit 1-7 is

Ron weighs 150 pounds.A graph relating Ron's weight on the vertical axis to Nancy's consumption of ice cream on the horizontal axis would be

The slope of a vertical straight line is infinity.

The slope of a U-shaped curve is infinity at the bottom of the U.

Exhibit 1-4 -According to the curve in Exhibit 1-4,if P increases from $10 to $14,Q

Exhibit 1-11 -In Exhibit 1-11,the slope of the line is

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