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Is (2, 0) the solution to the system below? Why or why not? Please use complete sentences.

y = 2x - 4

x + 3y = 5

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we replace y with 2x -4 in the second.one to solve the system so we have
x+3(2x-4)=5
x+6x-12=5
7x=17
x=17/7 so no, (2,0) is not the solution
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