College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 6 - Matrices and Determinants - Exercise Set 6.5 - Page 652: 16

Answer

Solution set = $\displaystyle \{(-1,\dfrac{5}{2})\}$

Work Step by Step

$D= $determinant of the coefficient matrix $=\left|\begin{array}{ll} 3 & 2\\ 2 & 2 \end{array}\right|=3(2)-(2)(2)=2$ $D_{x}=$ in D, replace the x column with the constants column $=\left|\begin{array}{ll} 2 & 2\\ 3 & 2 \end{array}\right|=4-6=-2$ $D_{y}=$ in D, replace the x column with the constants column $=\left|\begin{array}{ll} 3 & 2\\ 2 & 3 \end{array}\right|=9-4=5$ $x=\displaystyle \frac{D_{x}}{D}=\frac{-2}{2}=-1$ $y=\displaystyle \frac{D_{y}}{D}=\frac{5}{2}$ Solution set = $\displaystyle \{(-1,\frac{5}{2})\}$
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