Introduction to graphing  (Page 2/2)

Plot the ordered pairs.

$(1,3),(4,-5),(0,1),(-4,0)$ .

Plot the following ordered pairs. (Do not draw the arrows as in Practice Set A.)
$(8,2),(10,-3),(-3,10),(0,5),(5,0),(0,0),\left(-7,-\frac{3}{2}\right)$ .

As accurately as possible, state the coordinates of the points that have been plotted on the following graph.

Using ordered pair notation, what are the coordinates of the origin?

We know that solutions to linear equations in two variables can be expressed as ordered pairs. Hence, the solutions can be represented as points in the plane. Consider the linear equation $y=2x-1$ . Find at least ten solutions to this equation by choosing $x\text{-values}$ between $-4$ and 5 and computing the corresponding $y\text{-values}$ . Plot these solutions on the coordinate system below. Fill in the table to help you keep track of the ordered pairs.

$x$

$y$

Keeping in mind that there are infinitely many ordered pair solutions to $y=2x-1$ , speculate on the geometric structure of the graph of all the solutions. Complete the following statement:

The name of the type of geometric structure of the graph of all the solutions to the linear equation
$y=2x-1$ seems to be __________ .

Where does this figure cross the $y\text{-axis}$ ? Does this number appear in the equation $y=2x-1$ ?

Place your pencil at any point on the figure (you may have to connect the dots to see the figure clearly). Move your pencil exactly one unit to the right (horizontally). To get back onto the figure, you must move your pencil either up or down a particular number of units. How many units must you move vertically to get back onto the figure, and do you see this number in the equation $y=2x-1$ ?

Consider the $xy\text{-plane}$ .



Complete the table by writing the appropriate inequalities.

I	II	III	IV
$x>0$	$x<0$	$x$	$x$
$y>0$	$y$	$y$	$y$

In the following problems, the graphs of points are called scatter diagrams and are frequently used by statisticians to determine if there is a relationship between the two variables under consideration. The first component of the ordered pair is called the input variable and the second component is called the output variable . Construct the scatter diagrams. Determine if there appears to be a relationship between the two variables under consideration by making the following observations: A relationship may exist if

1. as one variable increases, the other variable increases
2. as one variable increases, the other variable decreases

A psychologist, studying the effects of a placebo on assembly line workers at a particular industrial site, noted the time it took to assemble a certain item before the subject was given the placebo, $x$ , and the time it took to assemble a similar item after the subject was given the placebo, $y$ . The psychologist's data are

$x$	$y$
10	8
12	9
11	9
10	7
14	11
15	12
13	10

The following data were obtained in an engineer’s study of the relationship between the amount of pressure used to form a piece of machinery, $x$ , and the number of defective pieces of machinery produced, $y$ .

$x$	$y$
50	0
60	1
65	2
70	3
80	4
70	5
90	5
100	5

The following data represent the number of work days missed per year, $x$ , by the employees of an insurance company and the number of minutes they arrive late from lunch, $y$ .

$x$	$y$
1	3
6	4
2	2
2	3
3	1
1	4
4	4
6	3
5	2
6	1

A manufacturer of dental equipment has the following data on the unit cost (in dollars), $y$ , of a particular item and the number of units, $x$ , manufactured for each order.

$x$	$y$
1	85
3	92
5	99
3	91
4	100
1	87
6	105
8	111
8	114

( [link] ) Simplify ${\left(\frac{18x^5{y}^6}{9x^2{y}^4}\right)}^5$ .

( [link] ) Supply the missing word. An is a statement that two algebraic expressions are equal.

( [link] ) Simplify the expression $5xy(xy-2x+3y)-2xy(3xy-4x)-15x{y}^2$ .

( [link] ) Identify the equation $x+2=x+1$ as an identity, a contradiction, or a conditional equation.

( [link] ) Supply the missing phrase. A system of axes constructed for graphing an equation is called a .