document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=161892>Question 161892</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rewrite the equation 4x - 10y = 11 as a function of x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I have but I think it's wrong.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-10y=11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-10y=-4x+11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To get y by itself I do : y=-4/-10x+11/10 (thats -4 over -10 and 11 over -10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplified it would be y=-2/5x+11-10 (thats -2 over 5 and 11 over 10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What am I doing wrong??<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 #119301 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=119301\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rewrite as a function of x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x-10y+=+11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x-10y+=+11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > First add 10y to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x+=+10y%2B11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x+=+10y%2B11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now subtract 11 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x-11+=+10y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x-11+=+10y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Finally, divide both sides by 10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2F10%29x-11%2F10+=+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2F10%29x-11%2F10+=+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%282%2F5%29x-11%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%282%2F5%29x-11%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ...and you can replace the y with f(x).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29+=+%282%2F5%29x-11%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29+=+%282%2F5%29x-11%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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