Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - 1-9 Patterns, Equations, and Graphs - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 65: 28

Answer

No

Work Step by Step

Substitute the given values and determine whether the resulting equation is true. $y=5x-8$ $-2\overset?=5(2)-8$ $-2\overset?=10-8$ $-2\ne2\ \ $ Thus, the ordered pair is not a solution to the equation.
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