Examples with solutions for Linear Function y=mx+b: Increase and decrease in relation to slope

Exercise #1

Choose the correct answer

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If the slope is negative then the is decreasing

Exercise #2

Which of the following is true?

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If the slope is positive, then the function is increasing.

Exercise #3

Choose the correct answer

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If the slope is zero, then the function is constant.

Exercise #4

Given these two points of a linear function:

B(0,0),A(2,0) B(0,0),A(2,0)

How can we identify the function?

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Constant function

Exercise #5

The graph of the linear function passes through the points B(0,0),A(4,6) B(0,0),A(4,6)

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Bottom-up function

Exercise #6

The graph of the linear function passes through the points B(4,7),A(7,2) B(4,7),A(7,2)

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Decreasing function

Exercise #7

The graph of the linear function passes through the points B(1,5),A(7,1) B(1,5),A(7,1)

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Decreasing function

Exercise #8

The graph of the linear function passes through the points B(512,10),A(12,5) B(5\frac{1}{2},10),A(\frac{1}{2},5)

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Bottom-up function