Does the ordered pair (-3,2) satisfy both x+y=-1 and 2x+5y=4?

1 Answer
Sep 16, 2016

Yes

Explanation:

We have: x + y = - 1x+y=1 and 2 x + 5 y = 42x+5y=4 for (- 3, 2)(3,2)

We can check whether this ordered pair satisfies the equations by substituting them into the respective equations:

=> (- 3) + (2) = - 1(3)+(2)=1

=> - 3 + 2 = - 13+2=1

=> - 1 = - 11=1

and

=> 2 (- 3) + 5 (2) = 42(3)+5(2)=4

=> - 6 + 10 = 46+10=4

=> 4 =4 4=4

Therefore, the ordered pair satisfies the equations.