SOLUTION: <b>how do you solve/graph 2x - 7 = 0</b>

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Question 120231: how do you solve/graph 2x - 7 = 0
Answer by bucky(2189) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given:
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2x-7=0
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To solve this equation for x, first get rid of the -7 on the left side. You can do that by
adding +7 to both sides. Adding +7 to the left side cancels the -7 on the left side and
the equation becomes:
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2x+=+%2B7
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Now solve for x by dividing both sides by 2 and you have:
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x+=+7%2F2+=+3.5
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This means that x is always 3.5 ... so any point that has 3.5 for its x value will satisfy
the equation you were originally given.
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As examples, all of the following points would satisfy the original equation:
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(3.5, 10)
(3.5, 0)
(3.5, -15)
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because each of those points has an x value of 3.5
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How would the graph look on a coordinate system?
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If you plotted the three points above (and any other point that has 3.5 as its value for x)
the points would line up vertically through the point +3.5 on the x-axis, and the graph
would look like:
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graph%28300%2C300%2C-2%2C5%2C-25%2C25%2C6000%28x-3.5%29%29
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Hope this helps you to understand the problem.