SOLUTION: Please help me figure this problem! Rewrite the equation so that y is a function of x -2y+10x=8

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Question 57473: Please help me figure this problem!
Rewrite the equation so that y is a function of x
-2y+10x=8
Answer by ChillyWiz(11) About Me  (Show Source):
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Well to set y as a function of x means that y equals something of y
-2y%2B10x=8
-2y=-10x%2B8
y=5x-4
Now it becomes y is a function of x because it is in the form of y equals something of x, in this case, 4x-4
If you plug in a number for x, you get a unique y-value. That is the definition of a function.