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Question 198930: 5x-5y=3
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Question 198926: y=5x-4
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Question 198932: 5x-y=4
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Question 198929: 5x-5y=3
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Question 199093: Find two linear functions, f and h, such that f(x)*h(x)=4x^2-12x-7.
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Question 199103: Find an equation of a line perpendicular to 2x-5y=20?
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Question 199106: what is the slope for the line: (0,4100),(3,4850)?

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Question 199105: Find an equation of a line parallel to 2x-5y=20?

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Question 199191: Please help me answer this question
Explain why the graphs and will never meet
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Question 199195: for line y=8x-3 the yintercept is
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Question 199194: for line5x-4y=12, the y intercept is
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Question 199193: for line y=-5x+2 the slope is
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Question 199205: Students of a class are made to stand in rows.If four students are extra in a row there would be two rows less.If four students are less in a row there would be four more rows.Find the number of students in the class?
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Question 199240: what is the slope of the linear equation
y=1/4x+11
4x-2y+8
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Question 199276: Find the slope-intercept equation of the line that has the characteristics
Slope 9.8 and the intercept (0,-7)
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Question 199216: Write the equation of the line passing thru points (-7,2) and (5,8) in slope intercept form. what I have so far: m=8-2/5-(-7)= 6/-12 = m= 1/2
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Question 199326: Write the equation of the line passing through the points (-7, 2) and (5, 8) in slope intercept form. Please show work.
I know it's using m=y^2-y^1/x^2-x^1 and then point slope y-y^1=m(x-x^1) -- but the fraction is throwing me off.
Please help.
Thank you.
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Question 199536: Find the equation of a line through the point
(2,-1) with a slope 4
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Question 199528: I need to find the slope of a roof (I-Beam)
From floor to I-Beam at front of building the height is 174 inches
From floor to I-Beam at back of building the height is 120 inches.
The beam is a distance of 1,800 inches.
Help!
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Question 199585: Daniela and Jack are hiking a steady incline. They use their GPS
device to determine their elevation every 15 minutes. At 15 minutes
and 30 minutes they were at elevations of 10,300 feet and 10,900 feet, respectively.
a. Write an equation expressing their elevation in relation to time.
b. Based on the formula you found above, what is their elevation
after one hour?
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Question 199595: hot to find the equation of a line with to points given (0,5) and (0,0)?
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Question 199610: 3x-y=-3
2x+y=-7
i am trying to figure out how to find the x,y,xy corrdinates so i can graph the equation to find out this problem has one solution, no solution, or infininate solutions
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Question 199586: The problem was a graph with a line drawn. How do i make and equation in slope-intercept form? Can you show me an example.
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Question 199753: Which of the following equations represents a line I that goes through (-1,-3) and has a slope of 4?
A) y=4x-3
B) y=4x+1
C) y=4x-1
D) y=4x+3
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Question 199769: A circular path around a lake has a diameter of 1,500 feet (ft). Pranotti jogs around the path 3 times for her morning run. How far does she run? Use 3.14 for and round your answer to the nearest foot.
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Question 199752: Line I goes through the point (5,-2) and is perpendicular to the line through (-2,1) abd (-4,-2). Find the slope of I. Choose from:
A) - 2/3
B) - 3/2
C) 7/3
D) 0
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Question 199757: Which of the following equations represents a line I that goes through (12,-9) and has a slope of - 1/3? Choose from:
A) y= - 1/3 - 5/3
B) y= - 1/3 x
C) y= - 1/3 x - 5
D) y= - 1/3 x + 5
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Question 199790: What is the y-intercept of 3x - 2y = 0
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Question 199963: Write the equation of the line perpendicular to 9x + 2y = 18 and passes through the point (1, 4).
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Question 200059: 5x+6y=18
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Question 200119: -x+4y=-11
2x+4y=-2

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Question 200203:
Find the slope of a line perpendicular to the line
y=x

Use the slope-intercept form of a linear equation to write the equation of each line with the given slope and y-intercept.

slope -3; y-intercept (0, -1/5)

write the equation of the line passing through the given points. write the equation in standard form Ax+By=C

(8,-3) AND (4,-8)

Write an equation of each line. Write the equation in the form x=a y=b or y =mx+b

Through (-2,-3): perpendicular to 3x+2y =5

Find the equation of each line. Write the equation in standard form unless indicated otherwise.

Through (3,5) perpendicular to the line 2x-y=8

Solve each system by graphing.
-x +3y =6
3x - 9y = 9 These two are togther supposed to have a bracket around them as a whole.

Use the substitution method to slove each system of equation.
x= 3y -1
2x - 6y = -2
These two are togther supposed to have a bracket around them as a whole.

Solve each sytem of equation

1/2x - 1/3y = -3 These two are togther supposed to have a bracket around them as a whole
1/8x + 1/6y =0

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Question 200202: Determine whether each pair of lines is a parallel, perpendicular, or neither.
Line 1 goes through (-4,10) and (2,-3)
Line 2 goes through (-3,8) and (2,-5)
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Question 200311: A student has earned scores of 87, 81, and 88 on the first 3 of 4 tests. If the student wants an average (arithmetic mean) of exactly 87, what score must she earn on the fourth test?
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Question 200386: How would i find a non linear equation for an in and out table of x=4 and y=2?
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Question 200442: i need help on finding the slope
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Question 200448: What is the equation of the line that contains the points with (x,y)coordinates (-3,7)and(5,-1)?
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Question 200461: whats the equation for each line with the given slope and point of (2,7),m=5/6.
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Question 200472: what is the solution for this problem?
y=5/6x+1
i need the answer as points so i can plot them in a graph.
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Question 200484: Find the slope of the line 4x-5y=2
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Question 200516: AHHH!! i dont understand these problems in the class i am in and I have to pass it to get the credit.. any problem is helpfull, like 2x+3y=3
3x+3y=4
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Question 200611: Find the slope of the line passing through the pair of points (1/5,1) and 1/5,4)? My answer was undefined...
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