A solution of the linear equation 2x - y = 5 is (1, -3).
Which ordered pair is a solution of the linear equation?
Here we have the linear equation:
2x - y = 5
To find an ordered pair that is a solution of the equation, we only need to evaluate it.
This means to replace the value of x or y by a real number, and then find the correspondent value of the other variable.
For example, if x = 1, we will get:
2*1 - y = 5
2 - y = 5
2 - 5 = y
-3 =y
Then if x = 1, the value of y must be -3, then the ordered pair can be (1, -3)