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04 Dec 2020, 02:18
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Solution:
We are told that lines k and l both contain the point (1, 1). The question is whether the y-intercept of k is greater than the y-intercept of l. Let a be the y-intercept of line k and b be the y-intercept of line l. The question now becomes whether a > b.
Statement One Alone:
The slope of k is less than the slope of l
Since the y-intercept of line k is a, line k passes through (0, a). We also know that line k passes through (1, 1), so we can apply the slope formula with these two points:
Slope k = (a - 1)/(0 - 1) = (a - 1)/(-1) = 1 - a
Similarly, since the y-intercept of line l is b, line l passes through (0, b). Let’s apply the slope formula using the points (0, b) and (1, 1):
Slope l = (b - 1)/(0 - 1) = 1 - b
Now, statement 1 tells us that slope of k is less than slope of l. Thus:
1 - a < 1 - b
-a < -b
a > b
Recall that a was the y-intercept of line k and b was the y-intercept of line l. It follows that the y-intercept of line k is greater than the y-intercept of line l. This answers the question. Statement one alone is sufficient.
Statement Two Alone:
The slope of l is positive
Recall that in the analysis of statement one, we actually showed that if two lines pass through the point (1, 1), then the line with the smaller slope has greater y-intercept. In one scenario, assume that the slope of line k is 1 and the slope of line l is 2. In this case, the y-intercept of line k is greater than the y-intercept of line l. On the other hand, if the slope of line k is 2 and the slope of line l is 1, then the y-intercept of line k is smaller than the y-intercept of line l. Notice that both of these scenarios satisfy “the slope of line l is positive.” Since we have multiple possible answers to the question, statement two alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
Answer: A
04 Dec 2021, 09:55
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In the xy-plane, lines k and l intersect at the point (1,1). Is the y-intercept of k greater than the y-intercept of l?
Lets use the old y = mx+b to solve this equation (Note that b = y - intercept)
We know for both lines that when x =1 y=1 so lets plug both into the equation: 1 = m(1) + B or 1 = M + B. Since I see that my statements below are referencing the value of slope (M) I want to see if I can manipulate the equation to get a clear correlation between m and b. 1 - M = B. Alright so I have my equation, lets see what the statements actually say.
(1) The slope of k is less than the slope of l. Our equation 1 - M = B No matter what, in this equation the less the M value is the greater B will be. Therefore were locked in. If the slope of K is less than the Slope of L then K must have a greater Y - Intercept.
(2) The slope of l is positive.
Doesn't Make a difference. They are trying to trick you into choosing C as a solution with this option.
Lets use the old y = mx+b to solve this equation (Note that b = y - intercept)
We know for both lines that when x =1 y=1 so lets plug both into the equation: 1 = m(1) + B or 1 = M + B. Since I see that my statements below are referencing the value of slope (M) I want to see if I can manipulate the equation to get a clear correlation between m and b. 1 - M = B. Alright so I have my equation, lets see what the statements actually say.
(1) The slope of k is less than the slope of l. Our equation 1 - M = B No matter what, in this equation the less the M value is the greater B will be. Therefore were locked in. If the slope of K is less than the Slope of L then K must have a greater Y - Intercept.
(2) The slope of l is positive.
Doesn't Make a difference. They are trying to trick you into choosing C as a solution with this option.
18 Dec 2022, 17:42
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If you have time, I would be so appreciative to understand how you may approach this algebraically. I think Brent's response with the graphs are helpful, but for some reason I am still struggling with wondering if there are more cases, so I am hoping to see if there is a way to prove it algebraically. Many thanks
