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Question 201245: Can someone please help me with this:
Determine whether the given ordered pair is a solution of the given equation.
x^2/4 + y^2/5 = 1; (1, -1)
a. yes
b. no

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Substitute the first number in the given ordered pair for and the second number for . Then do the arithmetic. If you end up with a true statement, then the ordered pair is a solution. Otherwise not.

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