Question

Which ordered pair is a solution of the equation y = –9x + 4?

Answer 1

OK

I'll take a hypothetical case. Suppose one of the ordered pairs = (1, 6)  which means 'x = 1 when y = 6)'

we substitute  x = 1 and y = 6 into the equation and see if the left side = right side

left: y = 6

right: -9x + 4 = -9(1) + 4 = -9 + 4 = -5

Therefore this ordered pair is NOT a solution to the equation.

Answer 2

Answer: Hello mate!

we have the equation y = –9x + 4 and we want to find ordered a pair that is a solution of the equation.  Where a pair has the form (x, y)

First, you need to know that there are infinite ordered pairs that are a solution of this equation, if you want to find them, you need to replace the value of x (or the value of y) with a number, and solve the equation:

suppose x = 1

then y = -9*1 + 4 = -9 + 4 = 5

then the pair (1,5) is a solution of the equation.

The general form of the pairs is (x,y), then the pairs that are a solution for this equation are the pairs of the form (x, y(x)) = (x, -9x + 4)