Thread: math help

Please find three solutions to the equation below.

2x + y = 12

Originally Posted by fancyface

Please find three solutions to the equation below.

2x + y = 12

This is the equation of a line so to every posible x there corresponds a y and
vice versa. If we rewrite it in the form: y=12-2x, then pick any three values
of x we can calculate the corresponding values of y.

Code:

   x   y=12-2y
   0     12
   1     10
   2      8

RonL