document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=536929>Question 536929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the line defined by the equation -4x+2y=8 crosses another line with the equation y+(2/3)x+b at the point (3,a), what is the value of b? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If (3,a) satisfies both equations you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12+2a = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 2 + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"a\" and solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12 + 2(2+b) = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2+b = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 8<BR>\n" );
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