Question

1. the list displays several sets of ordered pairs. {(3, -5), (-2, 4), (7, 1)}. select all the numbers that are independent variables from the given set of ordered pairs.

a. -5
b. -2
c. 1
d. 3
e. 4
f. 7

Explanation:

In ordered pairs \((x, y)\), the first value \(x\) is the independent variable. From the set \(\{(3, -5), (-2, 4), (7, 1)\}\), the independent variables are the first elements of each pair: 3, -2, and 7.

Answer:

b. -2, d. 3, f. 7