Finite Mathematics & Its Applications (12th Edition)

12th Edition

ISBN: 9780134437767

Author: Larry J. Goldstein, David I. Schneider, Martha J. Siegel, Steven Hair

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 1.1, Problem 12E

In Exercises 11–14, determine whether the point is on the graph of the equation − 2 x + 1 3 y = − 1 .

( 2 , 6 )

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In Exercises 11–14, determine whether the point is on the graph of the equation − 2 x + 1 3 y = − 1 . ( 2 , 6 )

Solution Summary: The author explains that the point (2,6) is not on the graph of the equation.

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