document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=52690>Question 52690</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Y=3x-4 (-3, -5) determine whether the ordered pair is a solution of the given equation. Please help me with this question </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #35164 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=35164\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In order to determine if this ordered pair is a solution, substitute the appropriate values in for x and y into the equation and see if both sides equal.  If the do, it's a solution.  If not, it's not.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case x=-3 and y=-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The y=3x-4 becomes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5=3(-3)-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5=-9-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5=-13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both sides are not equal, therefore (-3,-5) is not a solution of the given equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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