document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=111746>Question 111746</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> determine whether (2,-4) is a solution of 4q-3p ==22 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2Aq-3%2Ap=22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Aq-3%2Ap=22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's test the first solution (2,-4):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A%282%29-3%2A%28-4%29=22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A%282%29-3%2A%28-4%29=22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=q=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"q=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p=-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20=22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20=22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify. Since the two sides of the equation are <font size=4><b>not</b></font> equal, this means (2,-4) is <font size=4><b>not</b></font> a solution to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2Aq-3%2Ap=22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Aq-3%2Ap=22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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