document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148090>Question 148090</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation of the line through (8,6) and (2,) is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 5x-3y=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 3/5x + 8/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 3x + 4y = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. -4x + 2y = -16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is no y coordinate to go with (2,).  This is a test question and this is how it was written by the teacher.  Could you please help me!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108480 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=108480\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In this case, since they gave you a single point at (8,6), apply that point to each of the given equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. 5x-3y=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(8)-3y=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40-3y=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3y=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 6 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. 3/5x + 8/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/5(8) + 8/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24/5 + 8/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32/5 (Does NOT equal 6 -- toss it out)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. 3x + 4y = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(8) + 4y = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 + 4y = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. -4x + 2y = -16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4(8) + 2y = -16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-32 + 2y = -16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 16 (Does NOT equal 6 -- toss it out)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Right now, it could either be 'a' or 'c'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. 5x-3y=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 3x + 4y = 48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would think, at this point, that you could possibly have a typo when you keyed it in.  Can you verify that the problem is typed in correctly?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or, if you proceeded, the other piece of information given was (2,)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we could try to plug it into both 'a' and 'c':<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. 5x-3y=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(2)-3y=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10-3y=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. 3x + 4y = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(2) + 4y = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 + 4y = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 10.5<BR>\n" );
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