Ace Your Exams with the [Precalculus, Sullivan,10e] Test Bank

Ch. 1 Graphs
1.1 The Distance and Midpoint Formulas
1 Rectangular Coordinates
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Name the quadrant in which the point is located.
1) (19, 6)
A) I B) II C) III D) IV

2) (-8, 9)
A) I B) II C) III D) IV

3) (-14, -7)
A) I B) II C) III D) IV

4) (2, -18)
A) I B) II C) III D) IV

Identify the points in the graph for the ordered pairs.
y

D
B 5
A E
C

G F
-5 5 x
H
J K
I
-5 L




5) (0, 2), (4, 3)
A) C and E B) F and E C) B and C D) C and K

6) (-5, -4), (0, -3)
A) I and J B) A and G C) G and I D) A and J

7) (-3, 4), (2, 0), (4, -5)
A) B, F, and L B) B, C, and L C) F, K, and L D) A, B, and F

8) (3, 5), (-3, 0)
A) D and G B) D and J C) I and G D) L and J




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,Give the coordinates of the points shown on the graph.
9)
y
B

5 A




-5 5 x



-5




A) A = (3, 4), B = (-5, 7) B) A = (4, 22), B = (7, -5)
C) A = (3, 7), B = (4, 7) D) A = (3, 4), B = (7, -5)

10)
y


5

C


-5 5 x


D
-5




A) C = (-4, 2), D = (3, -5) B) C = (2, -4), D = (-5, 3)
C) C = (-4, -5), D = (2, -5) D) C = (-4, 2), D = (-5, 3)

11)
y


E
5




F-5 5 x



-5




A) E = (-3, 5), F = (-6, -2) B) E = (5, -3), F = (-2, -6)
C) E = (-3, -2), F = (5, -2) D) E = (-6, -2) , F = (-3, 5)




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, 12)
y



5
H



-5 5 x



-5 G




A) G = (7, -6), H = (-6, 3) B) G = (-6, 7), H = (3, -6)
C) G = (7, 3), H = (-6, 3) D) G = (7, -6), H = (3, -6)

Plot the point in the xy-plane. Tell in which quadrant or on what axis the point lies.
13) (4, 2)
y


5




-5 5 x




-5




A) B)
y y

5 5




-5 5 x -5 5 x




-5 -5



Quadrant I Quadrant I




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, C) D)
y y

5 5




-5 5 x -5 5 x




-5 -5



Quadrant II Quadrant IV

14) (-2, 6)
y

5




-5 5 x




-5




A) B)
y y

5 5




-5 5 x -5 5 x




-5 -5



Quadrant II Quadrant IV




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