SOLUTION: Decide if ordered pair is a solution 9x - y = -4 ; (-1,-5)

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Question 269416: Decide if ordered pair is a solution
9x - y = -4 ; (-1,-5)
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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we start with
9x+-+y+=+-4
step 1 - put in (-1,-5) into the equation to get
9%28-1%29+-+%28-5%29+=+-4
then
-9+%2B+5+=+-4
finally
-4+=+-4
So, yes this ordered pair is a solution.