Substitute the values of the ordered pair into the relation. If the equation is valid then the ordered pair is a solution, and if not then it is not.
Always. Every ordered pair is the solution to infinitely many equations.
Given the ordered pair (3, y), what value of ywould make the ordered pair a solution of the equation 4x − 2y = 24?12
Plug your ordered pair into both of your equations to see if you get they work.
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Tell whether the ordered pair (5, -5) is a solution of the system
There are an infinite number of ordered pairs. (-5, -7) is one pair
There are infinitely many ordered pairs: each point on the straight line defined by the equation is an ordered pair that is a solution. One example is (0.5, 2.5)
an ordered pair that makes both equations true
No, this is not necessarily the case. A function can have an infinite range of solutions but not an infinite domain. This means that not every ordered pair would be a solution.
The equation 2x-5y=-1 has a graph that is a line. Every point on that line is an ordered pair that is a solution to the equation. So pick any real number x and plug it in. You will find a y and that pair (x,y) is an ordered pair that is a solution to this equation. For example, let x=0 Then we have -5y=-1so y=1/5 The ordered pair (0, 1/5) is a point on the line and a solution to the equation.
An ordered pair is a solution only of a linear equation in two variables - not any linear equation. Often the variables are denoted by x and y. If the first of the ordered pair is substituted for x in the equation, and the second for y, then the equation represents a true statement.