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Question 619746: If a line has no y-intercept, what can you say about the line? What if a line has no x-intercept? Think of a real-life situation where a graph would have no x- or y-intercept. Will what you say about the line always be true in that situation?

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Question 619729: Please help me with the equation y = -(2/3)x+30 A man shines a laser beam from a third-story window of a building onto the pavement below. Y represents the height above the ground, and x represents the distance from the face of the building.
Please show all work. Thank you
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Question 619766: Find the equation of the line that passes through (5,0) and has a slope of -2/3
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Question 620013: Find the intercepts and then use them to graph the equation y-3x=0
I have tried entering 0 into x and y but when i do that, but ordered pairs come out (0,0) and that doesnt work when i try graphing. please help!!
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Question 620187: Simplify 4x - 7 - 8x + 4 - 5x

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Question 620211: 8x+ 7y= 60
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Question 620328: I Need Help Getting The Ordered Pairs For 3x+2y=6 And y=3x-1
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Question 620353: Find the equation of the line with y-intercept (0,8) that is perpendicular to y=1/2x=4
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Question 620434: The function f(x) is represented by the table below. What are the corresponding values of g(x) for the transformation g(x) = 6f(x)?
x f(x)

–7 8
–3 3
0 –1
2 7
10 5

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Question 620436: What is the equation of the line in slope-intercept form? the line perpendicular to y = 1/3x + 5 through (2, 1)
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Question 620441: What is the equation of the given line in standard form? Use integer coefficients.
y = -6.9x + 5.1

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Question 620440: What is the graph of the inequality?
-3y > 6x -3
=
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Question 620442: What are the intercepts of the equation? Graph the equation.
-3x + 4y = -12
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Question 620442: What are the intercepts of the equation? Graph the equation.
-3x + 4y = -12
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Question 620439: 4x(5-3)+2x6-8
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Question 620451: How do i convert from standard form to slope int. And vise-versa? I am in algebra 1, 8th grade and i have forgotten how to do this and need to know as our algebra finals are soon.
Thank you, Shayne
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Question 620558: which linear equation represents a line containing the point (1,3)?
a) x+2y=5
b) x-2y=5
c) 2x+y=5
d) 2x-y=5
please explain how to get this answer

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Question 620564: find K for infinite solution
x+(k+1)y=5
(k+1)x +9y=8k-1
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Question 620591: Find the slope of the altitude to the line passing through (5,2) and (9,-6)
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Question 620591: Find the slope of the altitude to the line passing through (5,2) and (9,-6)
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Question 620592: Which of the following points is on the line joining (3,1) and (4,3)?
a) (0,-5)
b) (5,20)
c) (-4,-25)
d) (-1,-10)
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Question 620744:

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Question 620922: What would be the point used to make the equation -31x+4y=382 ?
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Question 620988: 16. Tell whether the following equation determines y to be a function of x:
y2 = x + 3
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Question 620991: Solve the following equation for w:
P = 2L + 2W
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Question 620992: The function f(x) = x3 is called the _______ function.
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Question 621147: 2x+y=5
4x+2y=10
Use the method of substitution to solve
the system of linear equations. These systems may have
no solutions, one solution, or infinitely many solutions
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Question 621138: Complete the following table for the equation y = x + 3:
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Question 621189: M=5/6,(5,-9)
Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point. The equation of Line Y is?
I'm so lost with this.. The fractions keep throwing me off. Can you please help, as soon as possible.
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Question 621180: Find the equation for the line that passes through the point (3,5), and that is parallel to the line with the equation (y-1=-2/3(x-1).
Note: -2/3 is suppose to be in fraction form, so it's -2 OVER 3. NOT DIVIDED
thanks,
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Question 621075: What would the graph for the equation 4x-5y=12 look like?
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Question 621067: Find the equation for the line that passes through the point (3,5), and that is parallel to the line with the equation -
(y-1)=-2/3(x-1).
[-2/3 is -2 OVER 3, NOT -2 divided by 3.]
Thanks,
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Question 621281: Which set of numbers may represent the lengths of the sides of a traingle?
(1) {1,3,4}
(2) {4,4,9}
(3) {5,7,9}
(4) {8,5,3}
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Question 621356: The range of the relation {(4,3),(1,-7),(1,-3),(2,9)} is
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Question 621361: use substitution to solve each system of equations. If the system does not have exactly one solution, state whether it has no solution or infinitely many solutions.
2m+n=1
m-n=8
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Question 621453: Find the slope of the line that passes through the pair of points.

(0, –3), (–3, 1)
a.
c.
b.
d.
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Question 621507: Find the equation of a line. Write the equation using function notation. Through (-4,-5) perpendicular to y = 4
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Question 621375: 3x - 8y = 2
4x - 4y = 32
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Question 621545: Write equations for the horizontal and vertical lines passing through the point 9,8
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Question 621559: i have tried this so many times.....
3x+9<4(x-5)-x+3+2x
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Question 621661: What is the slope of the line y - 6 = 2(x + 4)
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