SOLUTION: Determine whether (6,-8) is a solution of:
3x-5y=17
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Question 388329: Determine whether (6,-8) is a solution of:
3x-5y=17
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ordered pair (6,-8) refers to the fact that x=6 and y=-8. So plug those values into the given equation to get
Since the equation is NOT true, this means that (6,-8) is NOT a solution.
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