document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6077>Question 6077</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The instructions were to graph this equation and create a table.  This is the solution I came up with, but it is wrong.  Where did I make my mistakes?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(x+2)=y+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(1)+8=y+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4+8=12+5   x=1; y=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(0)+8=y+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=8+5       x=0; y=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(2)+8=y+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8+8=16+5  x=2; y=16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank You,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TSJ       <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3252 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><B>Abbey(339)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3252\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is easier to avoid mistakes by putting equations into y=mx+b format first., but you were okay for the first step:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(x+2)=y+5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(1)+8=y+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here is where you made your mistake:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4+8=12+5 x=1; y=12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This should have been x=1,y=7, because <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4+8=y+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12=y+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 5 from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7=y so the point would be (1,7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "same problem on the next equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you say that <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(0)+8=y+5, so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0+8=y+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=y+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 5 from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=y, so the point would be (0,3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "third problem, same issue, you are missing a step:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "don't substitute in for y, until you have consolidated all like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(2)+8=y+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8+8=y+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16=y+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11=y the point is (2,11)\r<BR>\n" );
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