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? asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 9 years ago

Which ordered pair is a solution of the equation y = 3x? how do I do this im confused?

Which ordered pair is a solution of the equation y = 3x?

(–2, –9)

(–8, –18)

(–8, –3)

(–10, –30)

NONE OF THEM MATCH?????with what I get

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    It probably didn't match because you put them in wrong. (x,y) -30=3*-10

  • 9 years ago

    What you do is Substitute the number in for the letter. A point on a line is represented by (x,y). The x being the number of spaces moved left or right on the graph and the y being how many you move up or down. In this case the x choices are -2, -8, and -10 and the y choices are -9, -18, -3, and -30. You must keep the ordered pairs together though. So plug in one ordered pair, the (x,y) into the problem. Ex: (-2, -9). -9 = 3 (-2). Then simplify. -9 = -6. That is incorrect so do the same with the other ordered pairs. When you do that you find (-10, -30) fits perfectly. :)

    Source(s): Algebra 2
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    First things first, an ordered pair is written as (x,y). To find a pair which satisfies this equation, plug the x value of the ordered pair into y=3x in the x position. If the y value you get doesn't match what is given in the ordered pair, try another.

    In this case, the answer is (-10,30)

    y=3*-10=-30

    y=-30 when x is -10. This satisfies the equation.

  • 9 years ago

    y=3x

    no matter what is here the x coordinate will be the first in the ordered pair

    -30=3(-10)

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

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  • 9 years ago

    x=- 10

    y = -30

  • Philo
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    y = 3x means the y coordinate is 3 times the x coordinate, which is true for (-10, -30)

  • 9 years ago

    (-10, -30) should be your answer. Remember that the left number is your x coordinate and the right number is the y coordinate so you just substitute and you should get -30 = -30 when you plug those two in.

  • TC
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    each ordered pair is (x,y) so plug in for each ordered the x in the equation and y into the equation until one of them makes it true. that will be the solution.

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