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Question 681300: The line containing points g(2,0) and h (-2,4) What is the parallel and perpendicular line.
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Question 681380: what is the slope of a line that passes through (-3,1) (3,13)
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Question 681382: Find the slope, x-intercept, and y-intercept for the line -1x+3y-8=0
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Question 681386: what is the standard form for y-7=4(x+4). the answer i got was 4x-y=-23
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Question 681385: I have no idea how to help my grandson. The directions state to find the pattern in each set of numbers. Make a table, write an equation, and find the slope.
4, 2, 0, -2, -4
X Y
1
2
3
4
Equation:
Y=
Slope= Rise=_____
Run

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Question 681359: Hello,
I am trying to help my son with his homework. It is graphing linear equations. We can't figure out the solution and graph for the following problem:
x - 6y = -12
Thank you!
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Question 681403: My math problem is this: Tell whether the graphs of the two equations are parallel lines. Explain your reasoning.
y=5x-7, 5x+y=7
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Question 681486: solve each system using a graphing calculator
2x+3y+z=13
5x-2y-4z=7
4x+5y+-3z=25
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Question 629093: in 1980 median family income was about $18,000 and in 2000 it was about $40,000.
find the slop of the line passing through the points (1980,18000) and (2000, 40000). Interpret the slop as a rate of change. Estimate the median family income in 2003.
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Question 681643: how to find the slop: The coordinates of point C are (1,4) and the coordinates of point D are (5,2). Find the slope of the line.
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Question 681647: What is the slope of the line whose equation is 5y + 6x - 2 = 0?

slope = 6
slope = -6/5
slope = 5/6
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Question 681661: Please explain in detail the following problem. I am missing something somewhere, but I can't seem to find what it is that I am overlooking. Thanks so much for helping!
Write the general form equation for the following relation.
B = {(x, y): (2, 3), (4, 4), (6, 5), . . .}
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Question 681735: -32=8/7[3w-1]

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Question 681904: A mountaineer needs 5 hours to go over a mountain. The length of the path is 15km. His uphill speed is 1.5km/h, where his downhill speed is 4km/h. How much time does he need to finish the uphill and downhill path respectively?
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Question 681902: There are 100 people in a room, including only teachers and students. They are trying to share 100 bags of sweets. As a result, each teacher has 3 bags of sweets where every 3 students share one bag of sweets. How many teachers and students are there?
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Question 681949: What is the slope of the line whose equation is 11x + y = 2 ?
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Question 681903: There was a hawker who sold eggs. He brought 700 eggs at a price of $2.5 each. He then divided the eggs into two: a group of small eggs and a group of big eggs. He sold the big ones at a price of $3 each, and sold the small ones at a price of $2.8 each. He obtained a profit of $260 after selling all the eggs. How many big eggs did he sell?
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Question 681955: What are the slope and y intercept of the line with the equation y+1/2=1/3(x-4) ?
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Question 681884: y=3/2x+12
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Question 681976: x/3-y/8=1
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Question 681927: What would the equation of the line be for the points (2,12) and (1,6)
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Question 681977: Graph the following point-slope form equations.
1. y-3=2(x-1)
2. y-5=(-1/4)x+2

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Question 681859: Consider the following equation, solve the equation for y question 4y +5x= -21+
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Question 681900: There are 20 questions in a short test. 5 marks are awarded for every correct answer, but 3 marks are deducted for every wrong answer or empty answer. I have 68 marks. How many questions have I answered correctly?
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Question 681811: Please help me solve this problem 0.6x + 1.5 = 0.3x - 0.6(2x + 5)
I tried adding 0.6 + 1.5 (2.1) and then taking 0.3 - 0.6 (0.3) and then taking the 2x + 5 (7).Please help
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Question 681901: There is an archery competition. All participating archers will shoot 20 times. 10 points will be awarded for each successful shot, where 15 points are deducted for each miss. One of the archers gets 100 points. How many successful shots did he make?
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Question 681705: Write an equation in slope intercept form of the line satisfying the given conditions.The line passes through (3,-7) and is paralleled to the line whose equation is y=4x+2
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Question 681702: perpendicular to the line 8x-7y= 77 containing the points (7,-12)
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Question 681517: (5j^-6k^2)^3
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Question 682151: What is an equation of the line that is perpendicular to 2y+2= -7/4(x-7) and contains (-2,-3)?
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Question 682151: What is an equation of the line that is perpendicular to 2y+2= -7/4(x-7) and contains (-2,-3)?
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Question 682189: How do I find the coordinates of the endpoints of a segment that has a slope of 3/4?
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Question 682201: Simplify by combining like terms: √20/5-1/√5
The answer is not √5/5
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Question 682300: Writing answer in y=mx+b form determine an equation of the line satisfying the stated conditions...
through (1,-4)and parallel to the graph of 4x-2y=1. I do not know where to start???
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Question 682316: Write answer in y=mx+b form.
Through (-3,2). m=0
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Question 682364: find the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points.
(3,2),(5,6)
please help:)
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Question 682360: How many days did it take for the average person to produce 250 pounds of garbage? Using A=1.5t and t is greater than zero
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Question 682443: If two points on a line have positive coordinates, is the slope necessarily positive? Explain .
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Question 682332: Write answer in y=mx+b form.
Parallel to the y-axis and with x-intercept -5
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Question 682546: find the intercepts and then use them to graph the equation if only one intercept exists. use it and another point to draw the line
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Question 682716: -2x + 2y = -6
-3x - 2y = 4
i dont know how to do this
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Question 682716: -2x + 2y = -6
-3x - 2y = 4
i dont know how to do this
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Question 682720: solve the given systems of equations. x+2y+z=2 ,3x-6y+2z=2 ,2x-z=8
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