document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=304724>Question 304724</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rewrite the linear equations as a function of x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x+3y=11 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #218214 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=218214\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x+3y=11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 2x to both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y = 2x + 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides of the equation by 3 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (2/3)*x + (11/3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y = f(x) to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = (2/3)*x + (11/3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What you get is y equals a function of x which is equal to the expression (2/3)*x + (11/3).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x is the argument of the function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x is the independent variable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) is the dependent variable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since y = f(x), y is also the dependent variable.\r<BR>\n" );
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