Question

Which ordered pair is a solution of the following system of linear inequalities?

y≤x−5


y+x≥1


(1 point)
Responses

(5, -2)
(5, -2)

(5, 2)
(5, 2)

(-5, 2)
(-5, 2)

(2, -5)

Answer 1

Check each pair:

For (5, −2): y ≤ x − 5 → −2 ≤ 5 − 5 = 0 (true).
y + x ≥ 1 → −2 + 5 = 3 ≥ 1 (true).

So (5, −2) satisfies both inequalities.