document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=229247>Question 229247</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether the equation defines y as a function of x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+3=y-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help, thanks </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3=y-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simple: Just balance the sides to show as a y=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 2 to both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+5=y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=2x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is nothing except a Y on one side and there isn't a Y on the other, so it is a function. </SPAN>\n" );
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