If you're looking at an equation with x and y shown we let x=5 and y=3, this pair of values will make the equation true. Also, the pairs x=-2 and y=8 is a bit long to write, so instead you can just write (5,3) and (-2,8).
When writing x, the value will always be indicated by the first number in the parenthesis and the y value will always indicate the second number in the parenthesis.
-Since the numbers are being written in order, beginning with x followed by y, we name this ordered pairs.
-The general form for ordered pairs is x and y (x,y). However, if the two variables that are used are not x and y, you must designate which variable will be represented by each part in the parenthesis.
ex. If the variables c and d are used in the statement and we wish to write c value first, we can make this statement about the ordered pairs (c,d)
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