SOLUTION: Hello. Could you please help me with the following problem? If you could describe the STEPS of how you got the answer, that would be great, but only if you have the time. Pleas

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Question 935125: Hello.
Could you please help me with the following problem? If you could describe the STEPS of how you got the answer, that would be great, but only if you have the time. Please assume I am a beginner at this. Thank you.
y = 3x + 2: (1, )
a. 3
b. -3
c. 5
d. -5

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, MathLover1:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Step 1, what is the problem?
What do you want to do?

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

:this is equation of a line (linear function, a graph is a line)
here you have one point (or ordered pair, and coordinates) that lie on a given line:
(,y )=(, ); so, you are given coordinate and you need to find coordinate, and you can find it using given equation
...plug in for
...solve for

so, your point is (, ) and your answer is
c.

here is a graph: