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Tell whether the ordered pair (−1, 4) is a solution of the system.

Tell whether the ordered pair (−1, 4) is a solution of the system.-example-1
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Answer:

(-1,4) is a solution to the system.

Explanation:

For this problem, we can simply identify if this point is a solution by verifying the plugged in point values allow the left hand side to equal the right hand side.

(1) -2x - 3y = -10

-2(-1) - 3(4) ?= -10

2 - 12 ?= -10

-10 == -10

(2) -3x + y = 7

-3(-1) + (4) ?= 7

3 + 4 ?= 7

7 == 7

Since both equations are satisfied by this point, then we can say the point (-1,4) is a solution to the system. Additionally, this means this is a crossing point of the system of equations.

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