document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134719>Question 134719</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is the equation 4x+3Y=12.  The instructor picked the three coordinates\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. X is 0, Y is 4 - I understand the equation for this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. X is 3 and Y is ) Do not understand how the equation was solved with the Y being 0?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. X is 4 and Y is -1.33 or -4/3 .  Again how was the equation solved to get this coordinate\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #98559 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=98559\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You're confusing yourself with language. What your teacher is giving <BR>\n" );
document.write( "you are points, not co-ordinates. If you are given a pair like this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3,7) the 3 is a co-ordinate, the 7 is a co-ordinate, and together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they make up the point, (3,7). If you substitute EITHER the 3 for X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or the 7 for Y in the proper equation, which might be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y = 7x, you will solve for the other co-ordinate. Getting the language <BR>\n" );
document.write( "of algebra straight is very important. </SPAN>\n" );
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