document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=563740>Question 563740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f(x)=25x^2+10x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "type an ordered pair<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got 1 for y <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got -1/5 for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer isn't an ordered pair though.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Could someone please help me out.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank You </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #365054 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=365054\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You sort-of found two ordered pairs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You found that for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=f%280%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=f%280%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. That gives you the ordered pair (x,y)=(0,1).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's what they mean by an ordered pair: (value of x, value of y).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You also found that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=f%28x%29=25x%5E2%2B10x%2B1=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=f%28x%29=25x%5E2%2B10x%2B1=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. That gives you the ordered pair (-1/5, 0).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you have to enter your answers online, be aware that computers are sometimes finicky. They may recognize (0, 1), with a space after the comma, as right, but consider (0,1), without a space, wrong. It's not the computer's fault; it's lack of imagination on the part of whoever was deciding what was a right answer. (My youngest son had that problem with his online classes sometimes). </SPAN>\n" );
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