SOLUTION: what does it mean to justify your answer algebraically to decide whether the point lies on the graph of the line ?

SOLUTION: what does it mean to justify your answer algebraically to decide whether the point lies on the graph of the line ?

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Question 390136: what does it mean to justify your answer algebraically to decide whether the point lies on the graph of the line ?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That means, plug in the x- and y-values into the equation of the line; if you get a true equation (e.g. 4 = 4) then the point lies on the line.
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