Which system of equations is consistent and dependent?





Sharon is jumping from an 18-foot diving board with an initial upward velocity of 4 ft/s. When Sharon jumps, Megan throws a beach ball up to Sharon with an initial upward velocity of 16 ft/s from a height 5 feet off the ground. To the nearest hundredth of a second, how long after she jumps does the ball reach Sharon?
Brandi is downloading music for her MP3 player. Albums cost $10 each, and singles cost $1 each. She wants to purchase at least 5 singles but wants to spend no more than $25 total. If Brandi purchases x albums and y singles, which of the following is a possible combination of albums and singles that Brandi could purchase and stay within her guidelines?

Given that (3, 2, –6) and (–2, 5, 1) are solutions of two equations in a system of three linear equations, which of the following is true about the system?
Which classification describes the following system of equations?

Which classification describes the following system of equations?

During a pumpkin launching contest, two pumpkins are launched at the same time. The path of pumpkin A is modeled by the equation y = –0.01x2 + 0.32x + 4. The path of pumpkin B is modeled by the equation y = –0.01x2 + 0.18x + 5. If x represents the distance the pumpkin traveled in feet and y represents height of the pumpkin in feet, what does the intersection point of the equations represent?
Galena is solving the following system.Step 1: She multiplies equation (3) by 3 and adds it to equation (1). Step 2: She multiplies equation (3) by –7 and adds it to equation (2). Which statement explains Galena’s mistake?

How do you know that a system has no solution?
Ana Jones asks her broker to divide her 401K investment of $2000 among the International Fund, the Fixed Assets Fund, and company stock. She decides that her investment in the International Fund should be twice her investment in company stock. During the first quarter, the International Fund earns 4.5%, the fixed Assets Fund earns 2.6%, and the company stock falls 0.2%. At the end of the first quarter, Ms Jones receives a statement indicating a return of $58 on her investment. How did the broker divide Ms. Jones’ initial investment?
The constraints of a problem are listed below. What are the vertices of the feasible region?

During a baseball game, a player hits a ball while a bird is flying across the field. Let t be the time in seconds since the ball is hit and h be the height in feet. The height of the baseball over time is modeled by the equation h = –16t2 + 65t and the height of a bird over time is modeled by the equation h = 8t + 20. What do the intersection points of the equations represent?
Which system is equivalent to





A cell phone carrier offers two plans for text messaging. Plan A costs $20 per month plus $0.05 per text. Plan B costs $10 per month plus $0.10 per text. For how many text messages per month are the plans the same cost?
Galena is solving the following system.Step 1: She multiplies equation (3) by 3 and adds it to equation (1). Step 2: She multiplies equation (3) by –7 and adds it to equation (2). Which statement explains Galena’s mistake?

What is the point of intersection when the system of equations below is graphed on the coordinate plane?

Did you find these answers helpful?