Is the (4, 1) a solution to the equation y = -x + 3?
I honestly have no idea what this means. Does y = 4 and 1 = -x? If not then the answer should be no since (4, 1) is part of a graph
In an ordered pair such as (4,1), the first number is always the x and the second number is always the y , that tells us
that x = 4 and y = 1
so subbing that into y = -x + 1 ....
is 1 = -4 + 3 ??? , clearly not
so (4,1) is NOT a solution for the given equation.
Thank you so much
To determine if the point (4, 1) is a solution to the equation y = -x + 3, we need to substitute the values of x and y into the equation and see if the equation holds true.
Let's substitute x = 4 and y = 1 into the equation:
y = -x + 3
1 = -(4) + 3
1 = -4 + 3
1 = -1
From this calculation, we can see that the equation does not hold true. Since the equation y = -x + 3 does not give us the value of y as 1 when x is 4, we can conclude that (4, 1) is not a solution to the equation.
Therefore, the answer to the question is no, (4, 1) is not a solution to the equation y = -x + 3.