document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=973212>Question 973212</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the line –2x+9y=6, find<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If f(x)=8x-4, find f(c)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find an equation of the line with the given slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and passing through the given point: With slope 1 and point (–2, –2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Determine whether the following pairs of lines are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "parallel:(b) 3x+2y=13 and 2x-3y=28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the x- and y-intercepts of the line8x+<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+6y=24 and sketch its graph.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Medicare Hospital Insurance Fund pays for<BR>\n" );
document.write( "some hospital services for those in the Medicare<BR>\n" );
document.write( "program. Based on income and disbursements during<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1990 –2003, the linear trends for the fund’s income<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where x=number of years since 1990 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=billions of dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Find the intersection of these trends.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) Based on the linear trends, when will the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "fund’s disbursements exceed income? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #595439 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=595439\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  -2x+9y=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9y=2x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(2/9)x + (2/3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope is (2/9); intercept is (6/9) or (2/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-intercept is -3 .  When y=0 -2x=6; x= -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not clear about if f(x)=8x-4, find f(c), without knowing what c is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope 1 going through (-2, -2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "point slope formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y- (-2)=1(x- (-2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+2=x +2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check slopes in slope intercept form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=-3x +13; y =-(3/2)x + (13/2) ;;;;   -3y=-2x+28;;  y=(2/3)x -(28/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They are not parallel, for the slopes are different.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They are perpendicular.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set x=0 and get y-intercept.  Set y=0 and get-intercept.  They are (0,4) and (3.0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't have the equation for the last part, so I can't plot the points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph of the last part.\r<BR>\n" );
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