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In Mathematics / High School | 2014-10-29

The ordered pair (1, -5) is a solution for the system:

1. \(x + 2y = -9\)
2. \(x - y = 6\)

True or False?

Asked by Ingeborg195

Answer (3)

TRUE (1) + (-10) = -9 (1) - (-5) = 6

Answered by beccashaw | 2024-06-10

1 + 2 ⋅ ( − 5 ) = − 9 1 − 10 = − 9 − 9 = − 9 ⇒ true 1 − ( − 5 ) = 6 1 + 5 = 6 6 = 6 ⇒ true
TRUE

Answered by konrad509 | 2024-06-10

The ordered pair (1, -5) satisfies both equations in the system. Hence, it is a solution to the given equations. Therefore, the statement is True.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-12-26