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Is (-2, -6) a solution of y less than 7x + 8

User Zaheer Ul Hassan
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Answer: No.

Step-by-step explanation: First of all you need to know that (x,y) x goes in front of y because of alphabetical order. Second, plug in your points (-2,-6) into your equation y < 7(-2) + 8. After you solve, you will get y < -14+8. Then, you get y < -6. On your point it said that -6 is your y point. Plug in -6 into y and you get -6 < -6. So no, y is not less than 7x +8. Hope this helps!

User Olalekan Ajayi
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Answer:

Not a solution.

Explanation:


y < 7x+8\\-6 < 7(-2)+8\\-6 < -14 + 8\\-6 < -6; False

This is not true because -6 is not less than -6.

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