Question

Find if the following points lie on the given line or not:

(2,4) on the line y = 2x - 1

Answer 1

Put x = 2, y = 4 in the given line

y = 2x - 1

LHS = 4

RHS = 2(2) - 1 = 3

LHS ≠ RHS

No, (2,4) does not lie on the line y = 2x - 1