y=17
x=3
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There's no such thing as 'the' solution, because there are an infinite number of
ordered pairs that satisfy the equation. It's the equation of a straight line, and
every point on the line is a 'solution'.
The pair (3, 17) given above is a perfectly good one. Here are some more:
(1, 7)
(2, 12)
(4, 22)
(5, 27)
(0.6, 5)
(2 million, 10 million and 2)
There are an infinite number of ordered pairs that satisfy the equation.
x = 12 y = 2 (12,2) satifies the equation
y=3x
Without an equality sign the information given cannot be classified as an equation.
(10, 2)
(4.25, 0.25) is a solution.
There are infinitely many ordered pairs: each point on the straight line defined by the equation is an ordered pair that is a solution. One example is (0.5, 2.5)
There are an infinite number of ordered pairs that satisfy the equation.
The equation 2x-5y=-1 has a graph that is a line. Every point on that line is an ordered pair that is a solution to the equation. So pick any real number x and plug it in. You will find a y and that pair (x,y) is an ordered pair that is a solution to this equation. For example, let x=0 Then we have -5y=-1so y=1/5 The ordered pair (0, 1/5) is a point on the line and a solution to the equation.
x = 12 y = 2 (12,2) satifies the equation
(0, 6.5) is one option.
The coordinates of every one of the infinitely many points on the line defined by the equation is a solution.
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An ordered pair is a solution only of a linear equation in two variables - not any linear equation. Often the variables are denoted by x and y. If the first of the ordered pair is substituted for x in the equation, and the second for y, then the equation represents a true statement.
The solution set for a linear equation in two variables comprises an infinite number of ordered pairs, and these are defined by the equation that appears in the question!
Substitute the values of the ordered pair into the relation. If the equation is valid then the ordered pair is a solution, and if not then it is not.
There are an infinite number of solutions to this equation, some of which are (9,0), (12,2), (15,4), (18,6), (21,8)