Module Guide Forensic Math 1. What is the slope of a line with points (-2, 1) and (0, 2)?
A. -2
C. 2
B. -1/2
D. 1/2
2. Which of the following is the slope-intercept formula?
A. x = my + b
B. y = mx + b
C. b = my + x
D. m = bx + y
3. Using the vertical line test, which of the following represents a function?
4. What angle and direction are shown on the compass?
A. 35º south of east
B. 10º west of south
C. 25º east of north
D. 20º north of west
5. If y = 1.5x + 3, and x = 7.2, what is the value of y?
A. 13.8
B. 15.3
C. 2.8
D. 10.8
6. If y = 3.7x + 0, what is the value of x when y = 5?
A. 18.5
B. 0.74
C. 1.35
D. 8.7
7. What are two measurement methods used in creating rough sketches?
A. triangulation and final
C. triangulation and polar coordinates
B. scale and polar coordinates
D. final and scale
8. The value of y at the point where a graphed line crosses the y-axis is called what?
A. y-intercept
C. x-intercept
B. height
D. slope
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12 mm. What is the actual distance between the cars? Hint: D • S = L
A. 60 mm
C. 2.4 mm
B. 2.4 m
D. 60 m
10. An ordered pair is written in what form?
A. zero coordinate, horizontal coordinate
B. vertical coordinate, horizontal
coordinate
C. vertical coordinate, zero coordinate
D. horizontal coordinate, vertical
coordinate
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