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determine if the ordered pairs are solutions to linear inequalities in two variables.-x<-y(-3,-5)yes or no(-2,-1) yes or no

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We simply put the values of x and y into the inequality.

(-3,-5)


\begin{gathered} -x<-y \\ -(-3)\stackrel{?}{<}-(-5) \\ 3<5 \\ \text{TRUE} \end{gathered}

(-2,-1)


\begin{gathered} -x<-y \\ -(-2)\stackrel{?}{<}-(-1) \\ 2\\less1 \\ \text{FALSE} \end{gathered}

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