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Finding the equation of the line y = mx + c

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Finding the equation of the line y = mx + c”, from the unit “Graphical representations of linear equations” (Year 8 Maths) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. What is the y-intercept of the line with equation y = 5x - 1 ?
  2. What is the gradient of the line with equation y = x + 7 ?
  3. What is the gradient of this line?
  4. What is the value of the expression 10 - 3x when x=2 ?
  5. Which coordinates are on the line y = 5x - 6 ?
  6. What is the y-intercept for the line formed when these coordinates are plotted?
  7. Which of these is an equation for the line which has y-intercept (0,-4) and gradient 3?
  8. Which of these is an equation for the line which has gradient -1 and y-intercept 5?
  9. The equation of this line is: y = ___x - 1.
  10. The equation of the line formed by plotting these coordinates is: y = ___ - 2x.
  11. Which of these is the equation of this line?
  12. Which of these is the equation of the line joining the coordinates (-4,1) and (2,-2)? Use the broken table to help.

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