document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57473>Question 57473</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me figure this problem!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewrite the equation so that y is a function of x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2y+10x=8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #39232 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ChillyWiz><B>ChillyWiz(11)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ChillyWiz><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=39232\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well to set y as a function of x means that y equals something of y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now it becomes y is a function of x because it is in the form of y equals something of x, in this case, 4x-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you plug in a number for x, you get a unique y-value.  That is the definition of a function. </SPAN>\n" );
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