document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=330077>Question 330077</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation: Is (3,5) a point on the line 2x + 3y=6? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(3, 5) is an ordered pair of (x,y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 and y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To check whether the point is on the line, plug it into:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 3y=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(3) + 3(5)=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 + 15=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21=6 (not true)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, (3,5) is NOT a point on the line. </SPAN>\n" );
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