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Find out if (-4, 2) is the solution to system of equations: 3x + y = 10-2x - 3y=2

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ANSWER

It is not a solution to the system of equations

EXPLANATOIN

We are given the equations:

3x + y = 10

-2x - 3y = 2

We want to verify if (-4, 2) is a solution to the system of equations.

To do that, make x = -4 and make y = 2 and find out if the value on the left is the same as that on the right.

For (-4, 2) to be a solution of the system, it must satisfy both equations.

For the first equation:

3(-4) + 2 = 10

-12 + 2 = 10

=> -10 = 10

The left and right sides are not equal.

For the second equation:

-2(-4) - 3(2) = 2

8 - 6 = 2

2 = 2

The left and right sides are equal.

Because (-4, 2) does not satisfy the first equation, then, it is not a solution to the system of equations.

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