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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help me !! If the point (a, 7) lies on the graph of the equation 5x - y = 8, then a= -3 3 1/5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Im just think that its 3 but im not sure.

OpenStudy (hunus):

Ordered pairs are of the form (x, y) so if y is 7, what is x?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

unknown

OpenStudy (hunus):

Plug y = 7 into your equation, 5x - y = 8 and solve for x

OpenStudy (hunus):

a is the x-coordinate or that point

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What?

OpenStudy (hunus):

a in (a, 7) is the x-coordinate, and 7 is the y-coordinate. So if you plug in y = 7 into 5x - y = 8 then you can solve for a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its 3

OpenStudy (hunus):

Yup :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you (:

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