document.write( "Question 87194: What is the equation of the line passing throughhe point (2,0)?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #63129 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"y=2x-1\" Start with the possible equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=2%282%29-1\" Plug in \"x=2\" and \"y=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=3\" Simplify. Since this is not true, the point does not lie on this line\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%281%2F2%29x-1\" Start with the possible equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=%281%2F2%29%282%29-1\" Plug in \"x=2\" and \"y=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=0\" Simplify. Since this is true, the point lies on this line\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=x-4\" Start with the possible equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=%282%29-4\" Plug in \"x=2\" and \"y=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=-2\" Simplify. Since this is not true, the point does not lie on this line\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3x-1\" Start with the possible equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=3%282%29-1\" Plug in \"x=2\" and \"y=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=5\" Simplify. Since this is not true, the point does not lie on this line\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So to recap, the point (2,0) only lies on the line \"y=%281%2F2%29x-1\"
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