Question

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Answer 1

3 Answers: Choice B, choice D, choice E.

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Explanation:

We'll plug x = -10 into each equation shown. If we get y = 4 as an output, then it is one of the answers.

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A)

y = -x^2 + 6

y = -(-10)^2 + 6

y = -100 + 6

y = -94

We don't get y = 4, so we cross choice A off the list.

The point (-10,4) is not on y = -x^2+6. Instead, the point (-10,-94) is.

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B)

y = (-1/2)*x - 1

y = (-1/2)*(-10) - 1

y = 5 - 1

y = 4

We can see that x = -10 leads to y = 4. The point (x,y) = (-10,4) is on the line. Choice B is one of the answers.

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C)

y = (-1/10)*x - 3

y = (-1/10)*(-10) - 3

y = 1 - 3

y = -2

Choice C is not one of the answers since we want y = 4 as an output. So we can cross choice C off the list.

The point (-10,-2) is on the line instead of (-10,4)

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D)

y = (1/10)x + 5

y = (1/10)*(-10) + 5

y = -1 + 5

y = 4

Choice D is one of the answers

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E)

y = (1/5)*x^2 - 16

y = (1/5)*(-10)^2 - 16

y = (1/5)*(100) - 16

y = 20 - 16

y = 4

Choice E is one of the answers

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An alternative method is to graph each equation and see if (-10,4) is on the curve or not. See the diagram below. Only choices B, D and E have (-10,4) on their respective curves.