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  • 04-03-2022
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Is the ordered pair (-8,1) a solution to the equation y=1/2x-3? Justify.

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  • 04-03-2022

To find where the ordered pair is a solution to the equation, we must plug in the ordered pair:

      [tex]y = \frac{1}{2} x -3\\1 = \frac{1}{2}(-8) - 3\\1 = -7\\\\[/tex]

So therefore (-8,1) isn't a solution to y= 1/2x -3

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