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#276 2010-06-11 15:43:24
- bobbym
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Re: Area problems Please Help!!
No, It would be y - 6 = (1/3)x - 4/3. But that is not what I had in mind. Look at post # 274.
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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#277 2010-06-11 15:50:20
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Re: Area problems Please Help!!
oh okay so its easier to work with the whole numbers, huh?Wow, that one wasn't as bad as the last one! We don't need to simplify anymore, right?
Question: Are more steps required if they don't give us both points? Because I have some where they give us one point and the slope.
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#278 2010-06-11 15:55:07
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Re: Area problems Please Help!!
No, just do it the same way.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#279 2010-06-11 15:58:09
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Re: Area problems Please Help!!
oh okay.
So if its: (5, 5), m = 3
Then we do: y - 5 = 3 (x-5)? Just like that?
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#280 2010-06-11 15:58:44
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Re: Area problems Please Help!!
That's correct, it is even easier than the other type.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#281 2010-06-11 16:01:55
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Re: Area problems Please Help!!
Okay so we add the 3 to the both, or get rid of the 5's?
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#282 2010-06-11 16:05:40
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Re: Area problems Please Help!!
For this one we just expand:
y - 5 = 3 (x-5)
y - 5 = 3x - 15 add 5 to both sides.
y = 3x - 10
y = 3x - 10
3x - y = 10 you are done
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#283 2010-06-11 16:08:08
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Re: Area problems Please Help!!
Wait, how did 3x become 2x?
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#284 2010-06-11 16:09:51
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Re: Area problems Please Help!!
Hi;
Just a typo, I have corrected it. I am going to take a small break to eat. See you in an hour and a half!
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#285 2010-06-11 16:10:34
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Re: Area problems Please Help!!
okay bye! Thank you for your help!
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#286 2010-06-11 18:07:06
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Re: Area problems Please Help!!
I'm back.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#287 2010-06-11 18:13:44
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Hi! Full tummy? 
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#288 2010-06-11 18:21:27
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Re: Area problems Please Help!!
No. Headache instead.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#289 2010-06-11 18:23:45
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Re: Area problems Please Help!!
oh you too, eh? I woke up with one. Must be contagious.
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#290 2010-06-11 18:28:01
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Re: Area problems Please Help!!
I hope not. Did you understand the gist of what we are doing here? Perhaps we can go over some fractions and how they are algebraically manipulated?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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