Algebra I Spring Practice Exam 2009 Name ________________

Show your work on notebook/graph paper.

1. (a) Write in slope-intercept form. (section 4.6)

3x + 4 y = 4
(b) What is the slope?
What is the y-intercept?
(c) Graph the line using the slope and y-intercept in part b.

Find the slope and y-intercept of the graph of the equation. (section 4.6)
2. y = 2x + 5 3. 2y + 5x = 10
slope = _________________ slope = ________________
y-intercept = ___________ y-intercept = ___________

Write the equation in slope-intercept form. Then graph the equation. (section 4.6)
4. 6x - 4y = 3 5. 5x - y = -1

Write an equation of the line in slope-intercept form. (section 5.1)

6. 7. 8.

9. slope = 10. slope = 1 11. slope =

−8 5
−
9
y-intercept = 5 y-intercept = y-intercept = 0
−2

Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the point
and has the given slope. (section 5.2)
12. (-3, 0), 13. (7, -2),
m=4 1
m=−
4

Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the
points. (section 5.3)
14. (-1, -3), (1, 1) 15. (3, 2), (7, 5)
16. Solve the inequality and graph its solution on a number line. (section 6.1)
−2.5 y > 3

17. Solve the inequality and graph its solution on a number line. (section 6.2)
2
x + 3 ≥ 11
3

18. Simplify (section 8.1) = ________________ = _______

3x5 g( 2 x )
( )
2 2
35

19. Simplify (section 8.2) = ______ = ______ = ________

8x 0 −2 y
1
m −2  
5 2 x −3

20. Simplify (section 8.3) = ____________ = _________

t5 ⋅ t2
2
 2 x3 y 4 
 2 
 3 xy  t6
= ________
1 12
⋅x
x3

21. Subtract. (section 10.1)

( −x 2
+ 3 x − 4 ) − ( 2 x + x − 1)
2

22. Multiply (section 10.2)

( −2 x ) ( 4 x + 7)

23. Multiply (section 10.2)

( 2d + 3) ( 3d − 7)

24. Solve (zero-product property section 10.4

( x + 4 ) ( 2 x − 5) =0

25. Simplify (section 10.3)

( 2 x + 3)
2
26. Decide whether the ordered pair is a solution of the system of linear equations.
(6, 1) (section 7.1)
−2 x + y = − 11
− x − 9 y = − 15

27. Graph and check to solve the linear system. (section 7.1)
solution = ____________
x − y =1
2x − 3y = 0

28. Solve the linear system by substitution or linear combination. (section 7.2, 7.3)

−x + 2y = −8
x + 6 y = − 16