document.write( "Question 1062118: A table of values for the equation y=f(x) contains an x value of -6 and a corresponding y value of 12, as does a table of values for the equatio y=g(x). which of these must be the solution to the equation f(x)=g(x) \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Let's take an example where that is the case:\r\n" );
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document.write( "y = f(x) = -3x-6 has this table of values:\r\n" );
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document.write( " x | y\r\n" );
document.write( "-3 | 3\r\n" );
document.write( " 1 |-9\r\n" );
document.write( "-6 |12\r\n" );
document.write( "-5 | 9 \r\n" );
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document.write( "y = g(x) = 4x+36 has this table of values\r\n" );
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document.write( " x | y\r\n" );
document.write( "-8 | 4\r\n" );
document.write( "-6 |12\r\n" );
document.write( " 1 |40\r\n" );
document.write( "-9 | 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "As we see above, the table of values for the equation y = f(x) \r\n" );
document.write( "contains an x value of -6 and a corresponding y value of 12, \r\n" );
document.write( "as does the table of values for the equation y = g(x). \r\n" );
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document.write( "What we want to know is which of these must be the \r\n" );
document.write( "solution to this equation: \r\n" );
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document.write( " f(x) = g(x)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute what f(x) equals for f(x) and what g(x) equals\r\n" );
document.write( "for g(x) in that equation, like this \r\n" );
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document.write( "-3x-6 = 4x+36\r\n" );
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document.write( "Find the solution to that, then answer the question asked.\r\n" );
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