document.write( "Question 1089008: find three points that solve the equation -x-2y=-10
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document.write( "-x - 2y = - 10.    (1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Express  \r\n" );
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document.write( "x = 10 - 2y        (2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "from the given equation.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now, give three arbitrary values for y. For example,\r\n" );
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document.write( "y = 1, 2 3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Calculate the corresponding values of x using formula (2). You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = 10-2*1 = 8;  x = 10-2*2 = 6  and  x = 10-2*3 = 4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, these three points (8,1), (6,2) and (4,3) all lie in the straight line (1).\r\n" );
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