Given, x = 2 and y = 1 (i) Given, linear equation is 2x + 5y = 9. On putting x = 2 and y= 1 in LHS, we get LHS = 2x + 5y =2(2) + 5(1) = 4 + 5 = 9 = RHS So, x = 2 and y=1 is a solution of given equation. (ii) Given, linear equation is 5 / 2 x + 3y = 14. On putting the values of x and y in LHS, we get LHS = 5 / 2 x + 3 y = 5 / 2 (2) + 3 (1) = 5 + 3 = 8 ≠ 14 ⇒ LHS ≠ RHS So, x = 2 and y = 1 is not a solution of given equation.