document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=401445>Question 401445</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether the ordered pair is a solution of the given equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2,3);  x + 2y = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer book says Yes....I keep coming up with No.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #284209 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=284209\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In fact you're right...an ordered pair lies on the function if (and only if) equality occurs. Here, if we replace x = -2 and y = 3,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2 + 2(3) = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2 + 6 = -2, not true, so the ordered pair doesn't lie on the line. </SPAN>\n" );
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