Answer
No.
Work Step by Step
We can plug in $z=-8$ to the equation to see if it is a solution.
$2z-1=2(-8)-1=2\times-8-1=-16-1=-17\ne-15$
Therefore, $z=-8$ is not a solution to the given equation.
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 9 - Basic Algebra - 9.6 Solving Equations - 9.6 Exercises - Page 668: 5
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