document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=180819>Question 180819</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether the equation defines y as a function of x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + y = 36;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|x| - y = 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + y = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rearrange:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -x^2 + 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: y is a function of x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|x| - y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rearrange:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = |x|-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: y is a function of x<BR>\n" );
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