Question

Does (9, –1) make the equation y = –4x − 37 true?

true and false

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
To determine if the point (9, -1) satisfies the equation \( y = -4x - 37 \), we can substitute \( x = 9 \) into the equation and see if it yields \( y = -1 \).

Starting with the equation:

\[ y = -4x - 37 \]

Now substitute \( x = 9 \):

\[
y = -4(9) - 37
\]
\[
y = -36 - 37
\]
\[
y = -73
\]

Since the calculated value of \( y \) when \( x = 9 \) is -73, and we want it to equal -1, we see that:

\(-73 \neq -1\)

Thus, the point (9, -1) does **not** make the equation true.

The answer is **false**.

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