How do you determine whether (-1, -1) and (1, -1) is a solution to $y > x - 2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-19T02:25:43

$(-1, -1)$ is a solution to $y>x-2$ .

$(1, -1)$ is not a solution.

Substitute the values into the inequality.

First Possible Solution

$(-1, -1)$

$y>x-2$ =

$-1> -1-2$ =

$-1> -3$

This is a correct statement.

$(-1, -1)$ is a solution for this inequality.
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Second Possible Solution

$(1, -1)$

$y>x-2$

$-1>1-2$

$-1> -1$

This is an incorrect statement. $-1=-1$

$(1, -1)$ is not a solution for this inequality.

How do you determine whether (-1, -1) and (1, -1) is a solution to y > x - 2 y > x - 2 ?