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#1 2013-05-15 03:38:53
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classify
Classify the point as "above", "below", or "on" the line y=-2x+7
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Above
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#2 2013-05-15 03:46:23
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Re: classify
Hi;
What point?
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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#3 2013-05-15 03:58:12
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Re: classify
at point (3,3)
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#4 2013-05-15 04:04:34
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Re: classify
Hi;
What do you think?
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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#5 2013-05-15 04:40:32
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Re: classify
So the point would be above the line, correct?
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#6 2013-05-15 04:43:17
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Re: classify
Yes, you can see that from the graph.
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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#7 2013-05-15 04:49:01
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Re: classify
thank you
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#8 2013-05-15 05:04:20
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Re: classify
You can also get the answer algebraically without resorting to a graph.
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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