document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=805648>Question 805648</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether the equation defines y as a function of x. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5x+x^2+55=y </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-5x+x^2+55=y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It does.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x^2 - 5x + 55<BR>\n" );
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