SOLUTION: determine whether (-9,-3) is a solution of 8x-3y=-2 is (-9,-3) a solution to the equation? yes or no

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Question 421400: determine whether (-9,-3) is a solution of 8x-3y=-2
is (-9,-3) a solution to the equation?
yes or no
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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determine whether (-9,-3) is a solution of 8x-3y=-2
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Substitute x = -9 and y = -3 to get:
8*-9 - 3*-3 = -2
-72 + 9 = -2
False:

is (-9,-3) a solution to the equation?
Ans: No
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Stan H.
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