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document.write( "Find the slope of the line passing through the points(-8,-3) and (-2,2).
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Slope =
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document.write( "(Y2 - Y1)/(X2 - X1)
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Just
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document.write( "identify which coordinate corresponds to which in the slope formula, substitute
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document.write( "them and you will have your slope.
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document.write( "2. Which of the ordered pairs
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document.write( "(3,1),(0,-4),(-4,0),(-3,-7) are solutions for the equation x-y=4?
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You can
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document.write( "rewrite x -y = 4 as
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x = 4 +
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or
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x - 4 =
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document.write( "y
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I'll go
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document.write( "with x = 4 + y since it's easier to use. This equation states the value of 4 and
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document.write( "the value of the y coordinate gives x. So we have to use guess and check here,
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document.write( "but it's really quick to do. (3,1): Does 4 + 1 = 3? (0,-4): Does 4 + -4 =
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document.write( "0? Continue with this logic and you will have your answer(s). (There may be more
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document.write( "than one answer.)
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document.write( "3. An employee who produces x units per hour earns an hourly wage of
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document.write( "y=0.35x+11(in dollars). What is the hourly wage of an employee who produces 2
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document.write( "units per hour?
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document.write( "X is the units per hour, and since you want to find out the hourly wage of an
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document.write( "employee who produces 2 units per hour, just substitute 2 into the formula:
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y =
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document.write( "0.35(2) + 11
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Y
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document.write( "represents dollar so just solve for y.
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4.
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document.write( "Graph x = 3
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You
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document.write( "know that if x = 3, this line must run through the point (3,0). Now all you need
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document.write( "is the slope. However, is there slope here? If there isn't, what does that
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document.write( "mean?
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