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Question
The line `3x - 2/y`โ = 10 passes through the point (2, −4); is this statement true?
Options
no
yes
neither true nor false
none of the above
MCQ
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Solution
No
Explanation:
Substituting value of point in L.H.S. of the equation `3x - 2/yโ` = 10, we get :
⇒ `3x - 2/yโ = 3 × 2 - (-4)/2`โ
= 6 − (−2)
= 6 + 2
= 8.
Since,
8 ≠ 10.
∴ The statement, line `3x - 2/yโ`โ = 10 passes through the point (2, −4) is false.
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