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Question 394695: If the line y=A+B(x-6) is perpendicular to the line y=2x and it contains the point (1,10), what are the values of A and B?
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Question 394786: How could you tell if two corresponding lines would be parallel by looking at their linear equations?
Thank you so much
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Question 394781: Find an equation for the line that goes through the point (5,4) and is perpendicular to the line satisfying -5x-5y=-47
what is the actual formula for y as a function of x?
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Question 394785: How might you interpret the solution of a system of linear equations based on the corresponding graph of the system?
Thanks so much for the help
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Question 394813: Find the x-and y-intercepts of the line that passes through the given points.
(7,5),(4,1)
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Question 394813: Find the x-and y-intercepts of the line that passes through the given points.
(7,5),(4,1)
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Question 394826: Your brother leaves on a trip, forgetting his suitcase. You know that he normally drives at a speed of 55mph. You do not discover the suitcase until 1 hour after he has left. If you follow him at a speed of 65mph, how long will it take you to catch up with him?

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Question 394968: How can we use the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line for solving inequalities and systems of inequalities?
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Question 395025: please help me find the slope and the y intercept for 3x=4y+36
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Question 395126: wat is an equation for the line that contains ponts (-3, 5) and (1,-3)
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Question 395129: the linear inequality for x+18=36
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Question 395131: slope=3 over 4 and a point (-2,6)

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Question 393943: find the slope of the line, if it exists, containing the points (9,3) and (-3,-2)
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Question 395194: find the slope, if its exist, of the line containing the pair of points.
(8,2) and (10,-8)
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Question 395260: write an equation of the line containing the given point and parallel to the given line, express your answer in the form y=mx+b
(-5,7); 2x=9y+5
Thank you
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Question 395324: what is the domain of p(x)=x^2+2

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Question 395333: Solve the system of equation by graphing
y=-2x+2
7x+y=7
If you could please show all working and produce the end result on a graph, it will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Question 395359: The line: y=0.15x+0.79 and 0.11x-y=-0.85
Are the lines intersectiong, parallel,or perpendicular?
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Question 395379: Write an equation of the line that passes through the pair of points, (-3,-2),(5,4)
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Question 395381: find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points
(4,1) and (12,7)
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Question 395444: Determine whether the points in each table lie on a straight
line.
X Y
2 -4
4 -14
8 -34
13 -59

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Question 395445: Determine whether the points in each table lie on a straight
line. Explain Why.
X Y
-3 -12
0 2
2 10
6 26

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Question 395481: Write each equation in slope-intercept form.
Y+2/3=-1/2(x-2/5)

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Question 395487: What differences are there between solving a system of linear equations by using algebraic methods and the graphical method?

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Question 395637: any help on this question would be greatly appreciated! thanks! :)
An object is dropped, its speed continually increases, and therefore its height above the ground decreases at a faster and faster rate. the height h (in feet) of the object t seconds after it is dropped is modeled by the function h = -16t^2 + h0 where h0 is the objects initial height. niagara falls in ny is 167 feet high. how long does it take for the water to fall from the top to the bottoms of the falls?
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Question 395718: Explain why the value of y is 0 at the x-intercept and the value of x is 0 at the y-intercept?

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Question 395714: What is a real-world example when the solution of a system of linear inequalities must be in the first quadrant?

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Question 395764: A coin bank contains 25 coins in nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are four times as many dimes as quarters. The value of the coins is $2.05. How many dimes are in the bank?
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Question 395814: a ferry leaves a harbor and travels to a resot island at an average speed of 18 mph. On the return trip the ferry travels an an average speed of 12 mph because of fog. The total time for the trip is 6 hours. How far is the isalnd from the harbor.
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Question 395853: Slope intercept form of the line is y =
x|-9 -8 -7 -6
y|10 7 4 1
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Question 395856: 5/4p=4/3p+3/2
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Question 395856: 5/4p=4/3p+3/2
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Question 395904: Find the slope and y-intercept for each line that has a slope
and y-intercept.

A.)Y=-5x+4

B.)Y= 1/4x+2

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Question 395861: Write an equation of the line with the given slope that contains the given point.
F(3,-6)slope 1/3
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Question 395966: What is an equation of the line that has each pair of intercepts if the x intercept is 2 and the y intercept is -5?
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Question 395966: What is an equation of the line that has each pair of intercepts if the x intercept is 2 and the y intercept is -5?
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Question 396085: A rancher has some sheep and ostriches. His daughter observed that the animals have a total of 60 eyes and 86 feet. How many animals of each type does the rancher have? Show a solution that uses a system of two linear equations.
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Question 396152: Demonstrate by determining the slope of "3x + 5y = 19."
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Question 396167: What is the point-slope form of the line that passes through (3,-3) and (5,1)?
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Question 396173: write the equation in the slope-intercept form of the line passing through each pair of points: (-8,2) and (0,6)
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Question 396171: write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line having the given slope and passing through the given point: m=0,(0,-3)
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Question 396232: change y=x-3 so that the graph of the new equation has a steeper,negative slope and the same y-intercept.
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Question 396239: write an equation in slope-intercept form of a line with the following characteristics: parallel to the graph of: x+y=6 and passes through (1,-4).
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Question 396304: find the slopes and y-intercepts of the following
y=6
4x+9y=-1
y=3x+1\5
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Question 396327: whats the equation for the line perpendicular to y=6x+3 that contains (-6,2)
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