document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=472334>Question 472334</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the value of k if the line x-y=2k has the same x-intercept as y=4x-8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #323846 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=323846\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> an x-intercept is a point on the graph where y is zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-y=2k ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-y=2k\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=4x-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=4x-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......2....if y is zero<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-0=2k ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-0=2k\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >........1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=4x-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=4x-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >........2....solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8=4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8=4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >........2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F4=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F4=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.....plug it in 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2-0=2k ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2-0=2k\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >........1....solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2=2k ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2=2k\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%281=k%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%281=k%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the line <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-y=2k ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-y=2k\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-y=2%2A1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-y=2%2A1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ...->.. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-y=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-y=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=slope-intercept ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"slope-intercept\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-2=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-2=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let's see it on a graph:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+x-2%2C+4x-8%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+x-2%2C+4x-8%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from the graph you can see that both lines have sam <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-intercept ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-intercept\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > at point (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)\r<BR>\n" );
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