Question

Find an ordered pair (x, y) that is a solution to the equation.

4x-y=3

(x, y) = (_, _)

Answer 1

(0, -3)

Explanation:

You want a point on the graph of 4x -y = 3.

Point

It is often convenient to choose an intercept when looking for a point that will satisfy the equation. Here, it is convenient to set x=0 to obtain y=-3.

A solution ordered pair is (0, -3).

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Additional comment

Here, it will be more convenient to choose a value for x. Choosing a value for y can result in fractions becoming involved for the values of x. We prefer to avoid that.

y = 4x -3 . . . . . . y=-3 when x=0; y=1 when x=1, so (1, 1) is another solution

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