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Is the coordinate (-2, -4) a solution to the equation y=3x-2

Is the coordinate (-2, -4) a solution to the equation y=3x-2
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Is the coordinate (-2, -4) a solution to the equation y=3x-2

User Ruslan Zinovyev
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Test: (x, y) = (-2, -4):

y = 3x -2

-4 = 3(-2) -2

-4 = -6 -2

-4 = -8. This is not true. Therefore (-2, -4) is not a solution.
User Cais Manai
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-4=3\cdot(-2)-2\\ -4=-6-2\\ -4=-8

No.
User Gnebehay
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