document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=129267>Question 129267</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Name a point on the line for y-8=59x-110<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #94472 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=94472\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pick a value for x, doesn't matter what, so pick something that makes the arithmetic easy.  0 is a good choice here.  Then substitute that value for x and solve what remains for y.  Then the number you picked for x is the x-coordinate of the point, and the result you got for y is the y-coordinate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This works because a point is on a line if and only if the coordinates of that point make the equation describing the line a true statement.\r<BR>\n" );
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