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Question 114281: im having trouble understanding the systems of equations.....
how do i solve by graphing?? for ex: y=x+2, y=-x+4?? i dont understand how to solve then graph it......!!!!

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Question 114608: Solve the system by addition.
3x – y = 1
3x – y = 2

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Question 114632: Find an equation of the line described. Write the equation in standard form.
Through (4,8) perpendicular to the y-axis


The equation is? ____ (Type your answer in standard form.

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Question 114633:
How much of an alloy that is 10% copper should be mixed with 300 ounces of an
alloy that is 90% copper in order to get an alloy that is 50% copper?




___ ounces

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Question 114656: This is a problem that I need to solve by system of elimination and then check the answer. The problem is:
{3a+2b=2}
{a+6b+18}
How do I solve this, and check the problem. Please help.
Thank You

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Question 114688: Find the domain of the given function.
h(x)= 1/x+1



____ (Use interval notation.)

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Question 114687: How much of an alloy that is 20% copper should be mixed with 400 ounces of an alloy that is 70% copper in order to get an alloy that is 30% copper?

____ ounces

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Question 114820: ax+ b = b
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Question 114829:
1 + 2x > 6 - 3x

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Question 114837:
One side of a triangle is 5 more than the base and the other side is 3 less than twice the base. if the perimeter is 26,find all three sides.

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Question 114842: solve for x: ax + b = a
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Question 114839:
Find the largest two consecutive even integers such that 100 decreased by three times the first one is greater than twice the second one.

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Question 114895: Can you help me solve this problem?
I am suppose to solve 2x2 by elimination method.
2p-5q = -33
6p-7q =39

Thank you,
Yolanda

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Question 114898: This is a problem from Section 8.1 on page 687. I cannot think backwards, which is what I believe I need to do. The problem is as follows:
Find values for m and b in the following system so that the solution to the system is (-3,4).
5x + 7y = b
mx + y = 22
Please help! Thank you!!

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Question 114836:
find three consecutive integers whose sum is -126

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Question 114828:
2 - 3x < or equal to 8-x

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Question 114826:
3x - 2 < 4

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Question 114821: solve for y: 3x - 6y = 18
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Question 114815:
-4(7-2x) = 3(2x-1) - 5

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Question 114814:
4(x-8) = -x + 3

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Question 114813: 7x + 3 = 2x - 12
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Question 114832: 2x/3 - 2 ≤ 8 - x
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Question 114980: If you buy 6 pens and 1 mechanical pencil you will only get $1 change from your $10 dollar bill, but if you buy 4 pens and 2 mechanical pencils you will get $2 change. How much does each pen and mechanical pencil cost?
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Question 115074: To graph an equation of Ax+By=C
2x+3y=6

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Question 115081: I'm sturggling with this problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Solve the following non-linear system by substitution.
x^2+y^2=16
x-2y=0

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Question 115081: I'm sturggling with this problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Solve the following non-linear system by substitution.
x^2+y^2=16
x-2y=0

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Question 115095: Graph an Equation of the form Ax + By = C
3x + y = 3

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Question 115097: Graph an Equation of the form Ax + By = C

3x + y = 3

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Question 115283: x=3y+7
x+y=-5

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Question 115285: 5x-4y=1
3x-6y=6

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Question 115292: Please help.
Solve the system by substitution.
3x - y = -7
x + y = -9
Thanks
JMS

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Question 115311: Two angles are complimentary to each other. Twice one angle is equal to the other angle plus the product of three and five.
Set up a system of linear equations to represent the two angles. (you will need two equations and two unknowns)
Graph each of the equations on one rectangular coordinate system.
What do you notice about the intersection of the two lines?

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Question 115322: can someone help me solve this problem?
1. consider the function f(x)=x^2 + 6x - 2
A. find h, the x-coordinate of the vertex of this parabola.
answer_______________________________________________
B. Substitute the two whole number values immediately to the left and right of h into the function to find the cooresponding y. Fill in the table below. Make sure your x-values are in increasing order in your table.
x y
__h=___ ________
_____ ________
_____ ________
_____ ________
_____ ________
C. Use microsoft exel to graph the function by plotting the points found in the table in part B.
need help ASAP
THANKS

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Question 115151: Julio Mendez is a carpenter. He is building a staircase between the first and second floors of a house, a height of 9 feet. The tread, or depth of each step, must be 10 inches. The slope of the staircase cannot exceed 3/4. What is the measure of the riser, or height of each step?
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Question 115147: Julio Mendez is a carpenter. He is building a staircase between the first and second floors of a house, a height of 9 feet. The tread, or depth of each step, must be 10 inches. The slope of the staircase cannot exceed 3/4. How many steps should he plan?
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Question 115360: what would the answer be for
given f (x) 5^2-2x+1 find f (-2)

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Question 115361: rewrite 2x-3y=-6 as a function of f (x)
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Question 115527: Given the following inequalities which point is located in the shaded area
y+1<-x
Y>1
The points are....
5,0
-1,2
-3,7
-4,2

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Question 115529: Given the following inequalities which point is located in shaded area?
x-2y>6
x+4y<-4
The points are....
3,-1
3,-5
-4,-3
0,-1
The answer I came up with was 3,-5 is this correct?

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Question 115529: Given the following inequalities which point is located in shaded area?
x-2y>6
x+4y<-4
The points are....
3,-1
3,-5
-4,-3
0,-1
The answer I came up with was 3,-5 is this correct?

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Question 115525: Given the following inequalities which point is located in the shaded area
y<2x-3 (the < is underlined)
y<-1/2+2 (the < is underlined)
the points are...
-5,-2
2,6
3,-4
5,3
The answer I am coming up with is -5,-2 is this correct?
I am kinda confused on exactly how to do system of inequalities, I really appreicate your help!!

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Question 115592: solve for x
ax+b=b

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Question 115597: 2x/3 - 2< or equal to 8 - x
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Question 115715: solve for x: X + 3(4x-5) = 5 -(2x-4)
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Question 115740: The length of a rectangle is 7 less than twice the width. the perimeter is 61. Find the dimensions.
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