10 MEI chapter 10 retest
23 marks from 23 questions
Question 1
 Does the point (3, 17) lie on the line y + x = 20?
 a.    Yes
 b.    No
Question 2
 Which point would lie on the line x – y = 1?
 a.    A              b.   B
 c.    C              d.   D
Question 3
 Which point lies on the line?
  a.       (1, –1)         b.   (2, 2)
  c.       (–2, –2)        d.   (–3, 1)
Question 4
 Choose all the statements that decribe this line correctly.
 a)   The gradient is 0.
 b)   Each point on the line has the same x value.
 c)   Each point on the line has the same y value.
 d)   The line is parallel to the y-axis.
Question 5
 Complete the equation of the line that is parallel to y = 5 x and has a y -intercept of 2.
 y=             x+
Question 6
 Determine the gradient of this line in its simplest form.
Gradient of the line = –
Question 7
 What is the y-change of the line shown by this arrow?
 a)   2
 b)   –2
Question 8
 What is the equation of the line?
 (Answer in the simplest form.)
y=               x–1
Question 9
 Which of these numbers is an integer?
 Select all correct values.
 a.       −1
 b.
 c.       0.35
 d.       5
Question 10
 What is the equation of the line perpendicular to y =   that passes through the point (–2, 4)?
 y=              x–
Question 11
 Determine the x -intercept for the line 6 x – 4 y = 15.
 Give your answer as a decimal.
 x -intercept =
Question 12
 Line segment PR has end points (2.5, 1) and (–5, 7).
 Complete the substitution to find the y-coordinate of the midpoint.
                                     1+
y-coordinate of the midpoint =
                                           2
                                    =4
Question 13
 E = (9, 1) and F = (2, 7)
 Which of these is the correct substitution to calculate the length of line segment EF?
 a)   d=
 b)   d=
Question 14
 Enter the missing number:
 2y(y – 4) – 3(y – 4) = 2y2 –             y – 3y + 12
Question 15
 Enter the missing values in this expansion.
 Include the sign in each answer.
 (a + 2)(a – 9) = a2            a
Question 16
 (3p – 5)(p – 7) = 3p2 – 26p ? 35
 What is the missing sign in this expansion?
 a)   +
 b)   –
Question 17
 The expression y 2 – 25 can be rewritten as y 2 + 0y – 25.
 Use this to factorise y 2 – 25.
 y 2 – 25 = (y +      )(y –        )
Question 18
 The factors of 36 are: {1, 36} {2, 18} {3, 12} {4, 9} {6}
 Use the factors to decide whether y 2 + 17y + 36 can be factorised.
 a.   Yes it can.
 b.    No it can’t.
Question 19
 mn = 24
 m + n = 11
 If m > n then:
 m=
 n=
Question 20
 Complete the factorisation:
 y 2 – 8y + 16 = (y –         )2
Question 21
 A monic quadratic trinomial is a perfect square. Its constant term is 100. The coefficient of its linear
 term is positive.
 The coefficient of the linear term is
Question 22
 Factorise y 2 – 2y – 24 = 0
 a.   (y – 8)(y + 3) = 0
 b.   (y – 6)(y + 4) = 0
 c.   (y – 12)(y + 2) = 0
Question 23
 Solve             .
 (Enter the smaller number first.)
 x=       or