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Accuplacer Coordinate Plane and Graphs — practice questions

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Into how many sections do the two axes cut the coordinate plane?Read the answer and worked solution →To find the x-intercept of a graph, which value is set to zero?Read the answer and worked solution →The distance formula is derived from which result?Read the answer and worked solution →Find the midpoint of the segment joining (-3, 5) and (7, 1).Read the answer and worked solution →Find the distance between the points (1, 4) and (13, 9).Read the answer and worked solution →Drag each point into its quadrantRead the answer and worked solution →

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Into how many sections do the two axes cut the coordinate plane?

  1. Two sections
  2. Four sections
  3. Three sections
  4. Eight sections
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Correct answer: B. Four sections

1. The x-axis runs across and the y-axis runs up and down, and they meet at right angles. 2. Two lines crossing at right angles cut the plane into four sections. 3. Each of those sections is called a quadrant, and they are numbered anticlockwise. _Source: OpenStax College Algebra (CC BY 4.0), section 2.1 The Rectangular Coordinate Systems and Graphs_

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To find the x-intercept of a graph, which value is set to zero?

  1. The value of x
  2. The slope value
  3. The input value
  4. The value of y
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Correct answer: D. The value of y

1. The x-intercept is the point where the graph crosses the x-axis. 2. Every point on the x-axis has a y-coordinate of 0. 3. So set y equal to zero and solve the equation for x. _Source: OpenStax College Algebra (CC BY 4.0), section 2.1 The Rectangular Coordinate Systems and Graphs_

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The distance formula is derived from which result?

  1. The Pythagorean Theorem
  2. The midpoint formula
  3. The slope formula
  4. The distributive property
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Correct answer: A. The Pythagorean Theorem

1. Two points on the plane can be joined by a right triangle whose legs run across and up. 2. The horizontal leg is the difference in x and the vertical leg is the difference in y. 3. The Pythagorean Theorem then gives the straight line joining them as the hypotenuse. 4. Taking the square root of the sum of the two squared differences gives the distance formula. _Source: OpenStax College Algebra (CC BY 4.0), section 2.1 The Rectangular Coordinate Systems and Graphs_

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