A solution of an equation just means that the point lies on the line. We can find any y-value when we plug in a specific x-value. For example, if we want to know what ordered pair lies at x=1, we just plug in y = -1/2(1) and solve for y which gives us -1/2. This gives us an ordered pair of (1, -1/2). We can continue to do this for any x value.
We can also reverse the order and plug in the y-value and get the x-value in order to accomplish the same goal but it's a bit harder.
