document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1103022>Question 1103022</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> WRITING THE EQUATION OF A LINE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why wouldnt i use order of operations in this equation? If i did the answer would be x=1 yet its 4 because the addition was applied first?? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for x when y is equal to 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 1/4x &#8722; 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = 1/4x &#8722; 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 + 1 = 1/4x &#8722; 1 + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 = 1/4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 • (1) = (1/4x) • 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 = x? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x when y is equal to 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 1/4x - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = 1/4x - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 + 1 = 1/4x - 1 + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 = 1/4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 • (1) = (1/4x) • 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 = x?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not clear why you have a question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (1/4)x - 1 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/4)x - 1 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/4)x =1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = (1/4)x - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can multiply first:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = x - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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