document.write( "Question 148529:
\n" ); document.write( "Of the points listed below, which lie on the following line?
\n" ); document.write( " y= -x -59\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(0, 59)
\n" ); document.write( "(11, 44)
\n" ); document.write( "(60, 0)
\n" ); document.write( "(13, 50)
\n" ); document.write( "(0, -59)
\n" ); document.write( "(8,51)
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #108866 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's see if (0,59) is a solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=+-x+-59\" Start with the given equation.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2859%29=+-%280%29+-59\" Plug in \"x=0\" and \"y=59\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"59=+-%280%29+-59\" Evaluate and simplify the left side.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"59=-59\" Evaluate and simplify the right side.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the equation is not true, this means that (0,59) is not a solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's see if (11,44) is a solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=+-x+-59\" Start with the given equation.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2844%29=+-%2811%29+-59\" Plug in \"x=11\" and \"y=44\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"44=+-%2811%29+-59\" Evaluate and simplify the left side.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"44=-70\" Evaluate and simplify the right side.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the equation is not true, this means that (11,44) is not a solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's see if (60,0) is a solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=+-x+-59\" Start with the given equation.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%280%29=+-%2860%29+-59\" Plug in \"x=60\" and \"y=0\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=+-%2860%29+-59\" Evaluate and simplify the left side.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=-119\" Evaluate and simplify the right side.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the equation is not true, this means that (60,0) is not a solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's see if (13,50) is a solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=+-x+-59\" Start with the given equation.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2850%29=+-%2813%29+-59\" Plug in \"x=13\" and \"y=50\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"50=+-%2813%29+-59\" Evaluate and simplify the left side.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"50=-72\" Evaluate and simplify the right side.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the equation is not true, this means that (13,50) is not a solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's see if (0,-59) is a solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=+-x+-59\" Start with the given equation.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-59%29=+-%280%29+-59\" Plug in \"x=0\" and \"y=-59\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-59=+-%280%29+-59\" Evaluate and simplify the left side.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-59=-59\" Evaluate and simplify the right side.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the equation is true, this means that (0,-59) is a solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's see if (8,51) is a solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=+-x+-59\" Start with the given equation.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2851%29=+-%288%29+-59\" Plug in \"x=8\" and \"y=51\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"51=+-%288%29+-59\" Evaluate and simplify the left side.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"51=-67\" Evaluate and simplify the right side.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the equation is not true, this means that (8,51) is not a solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==================================================================================\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Summary:\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the only solution is (0,-59)
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" );