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Jeopardy: Basic Graphing

"X" Marks the Spot

Question:

The X or input of an equation is also known as the __________ variable.


Answer:

Independent



Question:

In a Relation, what is the collective name of the X coordinate numbers?


Answer:

Domain



Question:

What type of line is the equation x = 3


Answer:

A vertical line



Question:

Who is the "mean" music producer that has appeared as a judge in both "American Idol" and "The X Factor"?


Answer:

Simon Cowell



Question:

Give an example of an ordered pair/coordinate of a point that appears in the fourth quadrant...


Answer:

Answers may vary. X must be positive, Y must be negative.



"Y" So Serious?

Question:

In slope intercept form, what "letter" is used to represent the y-intercept?


Answer:

b



Question:

In a Relation, what is the collective name of the Y coordinate numbers?


Answer:

Range



Question:

What Australian Actor played the Joker in the Batman film with the quote, "Why so serious?"


Answer:

Heath Ledger



Question:

What is the y intercept of the equation x = -4


Answer:

None. It doesn't have one. Line runs parallel to the y axis.



Question:

In what movie series might I find a squadron of "Y" wing fighters?


Answer:

Star Wars



Formulas

Question:

What is the formula for slope (only)?


Answer:

Y2 - Y1 over X2 - X1



Question:

Who desperately wants to steal the Krabby Pattie formula?


Answer:

Plankton



Question:

What is the slope/intercept form/formula?


Answer:

Y = mx + b



Question:

What is the formula for Standard Form?


Answer:

Ax + By = C



Question:

Write the equation of a line parallel to y = 2x + 3 that passes through the point (4, 6)


Answer:

y = 2x - 2



Let's Have Some Fun(ctions)!

Question:

What is the name of a set of ordered pairs called?


Answer:

A Relation



Question:

Is this Relation a Function? (-1, 2) (0, 3) (2, 5) (0, 6) (-2, 5)


Answer:

No (two similar inputs of 0 with separate outputs).



Question:

What is the slope of a line that contains the points (-4, 1) and (6, 6) ?


Answer:

1/2 (simplified)



Question:

What is the equation of a line with a slope of 3 that passes through the point (-2, 5) ?


Answer:

y = 3x + 11



Question:

What pencil test can be used to determine if an equation is a function?


Answer:

Vertical Line Test



Graph It!

Question:

What is the name of the point (0, 0) on a coordinate plane?


Answer:

The Origin



Question:

What are two methods for finding X and Y intercepts on an equation in Standard Form?


Answer:

Zero or Cover method



Question:

What is the slope of a horizontal line?


Answer:

Zero



Question:

What are the X and Y intercepts for the equation 3x - 2y = -12 ?


Answer:

(-4, 0) and (0, 6)



Question:

Give an example of a linear equation (in slope intercept form) that is perpendicular to: y = 3x + 1


Answer:

y = -1/3 x + b