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Tell whether the ordered pair (-1,4) is a solution of the system. -2x -3y=-10 -3x+y=7 True or False

User Seong
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Solution

we have the following equation given:

-2x -3y = -10

-3x +y =7

We have the ordered pair (-1,4)

We can replace in the first equation and we got:

-2*-1 -3(4)=2 -12 =-10

And in the second one we have:

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

So then we can conclude that (-1,4) is a solution of the system

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