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Question 48656: I hope someone can explain this problem to me. I still do not understand what I am doing or why I am doing it.
Find the slope of the y intercept form that passes through the point (6,-3) and is perpendicular to the line
Please help me!
Mary
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Question 48783: Given the equation 5x+7y=35
Find the x-axis intercept ( , )and the y-axis intercept ( ,) of the line through the points.
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Question 48782: Given the points (x1,y1) = (2,3) & (x2,y2)= (5,9)
Find m (slope) and b (y-axis intercept) of the equation y=mx+b

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Question 48796: Given the equation 3x-12y=24 Find the x-axis intercept ( , ) and the y-axis intercept ( , ) of the line through the points.
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Question 48795: Given the points (x1,y1)=(-4,8) & (x2,y2)=(6,2) Find m (slope) and b (y-axis intercept) of the equation y=mx+ b
The slope m= and b=
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Question 48904: I am having trouble understanding how to "find the slope, if it exist, of the line". Example: y=10/3x-5/7 or y=219/298x-6.7. Please help me to understand what this means.
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Question 48917: 9x = -26
This does not come out right at all, please help
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Question 48954: what is the equation of the line going through (5,3) and (7,-8)

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Question 48954: what is the equation of the line going through (5,3) and (7,-8)

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Question 48969: Write the equation of the line in slop-intercept form of the line that is perpendicular to y= -5/3x - 2 and passes through (-3,-3).
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Question 48968: Write the equation of the line in slope-intercept form of the line that is parallel to y= 8/5x + 88/5 and passes through (-6,17)?
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Question 48966: What is the y-intercept form of the equation of the line that passes through points (2,3) and (-1,4)?
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Question 49035: Hi!
How do you find slope?
I can't figure out anyway to do it.
If you can help that would be great!
Thanks.
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Question 49044: The minimum value of z = 4x = 10y subject to
3x + y <= 24
6x + 4y <= 66
x >= 0, y >= 0 is
a. 165
b. 110
c. 44
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Question 49068:
Determine the equation of the line through (0,9) that is parallel to the line
3x + 5y =15.

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Question 49133: Hi, I have a problem and wouldn't even know where to start with it!! It is:
the stock price of a company has risen at the rate of $5 per month over the last year. On 1 January it was $75. Write an equation that shows this relationship.
Thanks,
Christa.
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Question 49132: Hi, I have a question and it is find the slope of the linear function
f(t)=(3-4t)/5.
I'm not sure, but this is what I came up with:
f(t)=(3-4t)/5
5=3-4t
f(t)= -4t-2
Therefore since it's in form of y=mx+c the slope is m, which is -4
Am I even on the right track?????
Thanks, Christa.
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Question 49162: Determine the slope of the line that goes through (-1, -2) and (4, -1).
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Question 49220: Determine the slope of the line that goes through (0,4) and (5,0).
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Question 49252: Find the slope and the y-intercept.
y = 4x � 3
Help
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Question 49252: Find the slope and the y-intercept.
y = 4x � 3
Help
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Question 49249: Given f(x) = 5x + 3, find f(0).
is the solution
F(x)=5x+3
f(0)=5(0)+3
0=5 ??
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Question 49287: Graph the inequality.
x > 1
please help
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Question 49238: Find the slope of the ling PQ.
P is (13,2) and Q is (-5,26)

Write the equation of the line through the points P and Q in the form of y=mx+b.
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Question 49315: Solve the system by graphing.
x � y = 2
3x � 3y = 6

Solve the system by graphing.
x + 2y = 4
x + 2y = �2
I have tried with these two I am so confused I don't know who I am someone please help

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Question 49253: Rewrite the equation 2x � 8y = 48 as a function of x.
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Question 49323: I am in intermediate algebra college level.. The author of the book is Tussy & Gustafson..
Slope: Equations of Lines: Systems of Equations
1) Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (2,1) and (0,4).
2) Find the equation, in slope-intercept form, of the line that passes through the points (-3,-7)and (-2,8).
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Question 49345: how do i do this
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Question 49357: How do i find out the answer to out it on the graph?
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Question 49464: Can someone help me on this problem?
I need to solve the following word problem. Be sure to label the unknowns and to show the equation you use for the solution.
The Randolphs used 12 more gal. of fuel oil in October than in September and twice as much oil in November as in September. If they used 132 gal. for the 3 months, how much was used during each month?
Thanks, Ashley
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Question 49482: 1x + 1y = 4
x = -1
is (-1,5) a solution
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Question 49461: Can someone help me on this?
I need to translate this statement to an algebraic equation. Let x represent the number in this problem:
The sum of two consecutive integers is 145. Find the two integers.
Thanks,
Ashley
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Question 49460: Can someone help me on this problem?
Rose's garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. If the height of the trapezoid is 16 m, one base is 20 m, and the area is 224 m^2, find the length of the other base.
Thanks,
Ashley
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Question 49455: Can someone help me solve this problem:
I need to solve this linear equation:
2x + 5y = 15 (for y)
Thanks,
Lyn
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Question 49535: 7. Find the equation for the following line
Parallel to 6x - 4y + 12 = 0, and passing through the line x = 3.
6x � 4y + 12 = 0
-4y = -6x � 12
y = 6/4x + 3
Now what? I don't understand where to go from here.
Andrea

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Question 49608: Write the equation of the line that passes through point (6, 4) with a slope of 2.
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Question 49612: How do you find the slope and the y-intercept
in this equation:
x-4y=8
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Question 49550: Can someone help me on this problem?
I need to solve this literal equation for the indicated variable.
2x + 3y = 6 )for x) indicated variable is linear equation
Thanks,
Sher
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Question 49661: Can someone help me on this problem?
I need to solve this literal equation for the indicated variable:
A = 1/2h (B + b) (for b) - Indicated variable is Area of a trapezoid
Thank you,
Sher
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Question 49716:
2/(m+5) = 4/ (m-8)
Thank you soooo much,
Lisa
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Question 49712: well i really dont know!so could u tell me what does lcm mean of 20,30,10????thanks for the support

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Question 49757: Can someone help me with this problem?
I nned to solve this literal equation for the indicated variable:
D = C - s/n (for s) The indicated variable is Depreciation
Thanks,
Sher
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Question 49671: solve: 7x + 12 = 3x - 4
solve: 6(a - 5) = 4(a + 1)
solve: 4(x + 3) = 12
solve: n divided by 5 + 10 = 0
solve: 3x - 7 = 4x + 5
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Question 49748: X=5Y
5X-25Y=5 I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO SLOVE THIS PROBLEM IT IS SUBTITUTION OF LINEAR EQUATIONS
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Question 49743: HEY I WAS WANTING TO KNOW HOW TO SLOVE THIS LINEAR EQUATION BY SUBSTITUTION. THE PROBLEM LOOKS LIKE THIS. 4X+Y=6
y=2X
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