Is #(1/3, -5)# a solution to #-3x-10y=51#?

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Harshit Tiwari
Mar 21, 2018

No

Explanation:

Let us check out how :-
According to the question if (#1/3#,-5) is a solution for the equation then #x# will be equal to #1/3# and #y# will be equal to -5. If this is really the solution to this equation, then plugging the values of #x# and #y# in L.H.S will give us the value in R.H.S.
L.H.S
-3#x#-10#y#
On plugging in the values
(-3×#1/3#) - 10×-5
-1+50
49
We find that
49≠51
#:.# L.H.S ≠R.H.S
#:.# it is not the solution to this equation.

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