document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=127070>Question 127070</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072549017/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rewrite the function 2x-3y=-6 as a function of x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y=2x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=2/3+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think this is right. I need to show a graph to show my work. Are the coordinates (3,2), (1,2)? Graphing on Excel is confusing me. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93095 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=93095\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A couple of minor corrections:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your work said:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3y=2x-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3y=2x-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <=== this is ok<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=2/3+2 <=== a couple of corrections here. The x was left out on the right side and the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "constant should have a minus sign. The answer should be:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29+=+%282%2F3%29x+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29+=+%282%2F3%29x+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can get this into conventional graphing mode by replacing f(x) with y and you have:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%282%2F3%29x+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%282%2F3%29x+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With this equation you can find coordinate points on the graph. For example, let x equal 0. The <BR>\n" );
document.write( "corresponding value of y is then determined by substituting 0 for x in the equation for<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y. When you do that substitution you find that y = -6. So you then know that the point<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0, -6) is on the graph. Then let x = 3. When you substitute 3 for x in the equation the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "right side becomes 2 - 6 = -4. This tells you that the point (3, -4) is on the graph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And you can continue this process until you get enough points to determine the graph.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should find that the graph looks like this:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28600%2C600%2C-20%2C20%2C-20%2C20%2C%282%2F3%29x+-+6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28600%2C600%2C-20%2C20%2C-20%2C20%2C%282%2F3%29x+-+6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem and how you can work it.<BR>\n" );
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