document.write( "Question 49841: I was using your site to teach my son algebra, and we noticed an incorrect answer that we wanted to notify you about.\r
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document.write( "\"Checkley71\" answered question #1743 by starting this way:\r
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document.write( "Problem to graph: 2x+4y=-8\r
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document.write( "Error made in solving equation was when he subtracted 2x from both sides, he got: 4y=-2x+8\r
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document.write( "\"Checkley71\" accidentally changed the (-8) to a (+8) when he subtracted 2x from both sides. The rest of the problem was wrong from that point forward. Please send me an e-mail when the problem is corrected so I can again review it with my son.\r
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document.write( "Thanks for a great site!\r
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document.write( "Rick Ross
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Algebra.Com's Answer #33107 by alka(15)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2x+4y=8 \n" ); document.write( "subtract 2x from both the sides \n" ); document.write( "4y=8-2x \n" ); document.write( "divide both the sides by 4 \n" ); document.write( "y=(8-2x)/4 \n" ); document.write( "put x=0 we get y=2 \n" ); document.write( "put x=2 we get y=1 \n" ); document.write( "put x=4 we get y=0 \n" ); document.write( "so we get the points (0,2),(2,1),(4,0) \n" ); document.write( "plot these points on the graph \n" ); document.write( " |