Determine the missing coordinate in the ordered pair (?,1/2) so that it will satisfy the given equation

Hisdrewness asked Dec 8, 2023

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Hisdrewness asked Dec 8, 2023

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Ok, so

We want to find the missing coordinate in the ordered pair, so that:

Given that the y-coordinate is 1/2, we could replace:

$\begin{gathered} 5x-4\cdot(1)/(2)=17 \\ \\ 5x-2=17 \\ 5x=17+2 \\ 5x=19 \\ x=(19)/(5) \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the coordinate in the ordered pair should be 19/5.

Ahmed Nuaman answered Dec 13, 2023

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