document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=675893>Question 675893</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is xy+3y=8 a linear equation. Please show work. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Linear Equations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quick Definition: An equation that forms a straight line on a graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "More precisely, a linear equation is one that is dependent only on constants and a variable raised to the first power. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=6x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=6x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is linear because it has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=no ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"no\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+squares ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+squares\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cubes ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cubes\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=square ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"square\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+roots ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+roots\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sines ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sines\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, etc. Linear equations can always be manipulated to take this form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=ax%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=ax%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xy%2B3y=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xy%2B3y=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%28x%2B3%29=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%28x%2B3%29=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=8%2F%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=8%2F%28x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......so, it's NOT a linear equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=hyperbola ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"hyperbola\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+8%2F%28x%2B3%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+8%2F%28x%2B3%29%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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