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Question 287386: please walk me through this problem to use as an exampl?
Solve each system by substitution. Determine whether the equations are independent, dependent, or inconsistent.
y = -3x + 19
y = 2x - 1
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Question 288447: For the given circle, find the x-intercepts and the y-intercepts.
x^2+y^2-10x+4y+13=0
This is what I have so far:
To find the x-intercepts let y=0
X^2-10x+13=0
(x+___)(x-___) but this equation doesn't factor into integers as 13 is a prime number

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Question 288465: In the following exercise, find the coordinate of the vertex for the parabola defined by the given quadratic function.
f(x)=4^2-16x+8
The vertex is
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Question 289182: What is the distance between points (5,-3) and (0,9) in a coordinate system?

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Question 289719: y=4x-18
y=4x
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Question 289929: Ok so I am so lost on this question can someone help me I have been trying to figure it out all morning.
Let P=(x,y) be a point of the graph y=x2^-9.
d(x)=
What is d if x=0?
What is d if x=1?
For what positive value of x is d the smallest.
This is jsut review before midterms but when I look at the schools examples I am not sure where the number that they have are coming from. Could someone break this down for me piece by piece? Thanks!
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Question 289993: Please help answer y= -two thirds x - 12
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Question 290048: what is the number above zero
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Question 290214: How far from the origin is the line 3x + 4y = 100?
(a)20 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 23 (e) None of the above

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Question 290405: Find the coordinates of the image for (7, 14) under the translation by (x, y) → (x + 3, y - 4).
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Question 290406: Please help me:
Find the equation of the image of y = -x reflected in the x-axis.
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Question 290736: Can you tell me -pi and 0 on a graph will this be in a quadrant or on axis?
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Question 290810: 5(2-4+1)2/3(7-1)= I dont know what to do with the fraction 2/3. how do i work the problem and the answer; please help
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Question 291045: audrey has 35 dimes and quarters in her piggy bank with a total value of 6.95. How many of the coins are dimes and how many are quarters?
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Question 291043: a rectangular corral has a perimeter of 64 yards. Its lenth is 8 yards more than its width. What are the dimensions of the corral?
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Question 291187: What is the slope and y-intercept of: y=-3/10 x -4/3
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Question 291411: Solve by completing the square and match your results
3x squared + 5x -1 = 0
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Question 291409: Please help me solve this. The length of a rectangular lot is 50 feet more than the width. If the perimeter is 500 feet, then what are the length and width?
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Question 291506: if a 30-foot flag pole cast a 12 foot shadow, how tall is a mailbox casting an 18- inch shadow?
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Question 291506: if a 30-foot flag pole cast a 12 foot shadow, how tall is a mailbox casting an 18- inch shadow?
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Question 291605: What are the steps in solving systems of equations?
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Question 291543: True or False - to eliminate fractions in an equation, we multiply each side by the greatest common factor of the denominators in all fractions.
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Question 291545: True or False - The graph of a linear equation in three variables is a line.
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Question 291547: Which is the best description of a system of linear inequalities for which there are no solution?
A)The lines are parallel
B)One inequality is the exact opposite of the other
C)the lines do not intersect at a point in space
D)the lines are parallel and the shaded regions are opposite
E) cannot be described, all systems of linear inequalities have solutions
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Question 291549: how can you recognize a dependent system when solving by addition?
A) look at the graph
B) if the equation you get after substituting turns out to be incorrect, such as 0=9
C) If the identity such as 0=0, results from addition of the equation
D) the lines have inverse slopes
E) Cannot be recognized using this method
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Question 291893: HOW DO YOU WRITE A SLOPE-INTERCEPT FORM OF THE EQUATION OF THE LINE?
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Question 293250: y=-2x+4
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Question 293490: how do you find the distance between the pair of points (5,-5) and (1,-2)?
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Question 293493: how do you find the equation of the circle that contains the points P(2,3) and Q(-1,8) and has the midpoint of the segment PQ as its center?
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Question 294414: what are ordered pairs used for?
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Question 294583: find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points.
(-7,-5) and(-2,-1)
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Question 294629: write an equation of the line containing the given point and parallel to the given line.(6,-4); 6x-5y=4
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Question 294628: find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point. m= 2/3, (7,-7)
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Question 294626: find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points. (-1,-3)and(-4,-7)
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Question 295008: how do i graoh the equation of the slope y=-2/5x-4
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Question 295692: what is the distance between the pair of points (-1,-4) and (-5,-7)
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Question 295690: (1) find the midpoint of the line segment with the given end points (2,1) and (6,8)
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Question 295690: (1) find the midpoint of the line segment with the given end points (2,1) and (6,8)
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Question 295697: what is the distance between the pair of points (-2,-6) and (-7,-3)
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Question 295683: (1) Given f(x) = 8x - 2 and g(x) = 2x - 3, find f - g
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Question 295845: F(X)=3-[X}
WHAT WOULD THE LINE OF THE GRAPH LOOK LIKE.
i FOUND THE POINTS OF
-2 5
0 3
2 1
1 2
IS THIS RIGHT?
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Question 296395: Hi I was just wondering, what are the 3 possible arrangements of two lines on a coordinate system?
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Question 296598: graph the following functions:
1)f(x)=x^3+x^2

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Question 297249: y=3x
y= -3x-1
y= 1/3x -1
y= -x
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