Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities - 11.3 Systems of Linear Equations: Determinants - 11.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 742: 27

Answer

$(x,y) =\left(\frac{1}{10},\frac{2}{5}\right)$

Work Step by Step

The given system of equations is $\left\{\begin{matrix} 2x& -&3y&=&-1\\ 10x& +&10y & =&5 \end{matrix}\right.$ Determinant $D$ consists of the $x$ and $y$ coefficients. $D=\begin{vmatrix} 2&-3 \\ 10& 10 \end{vmatrix}=(2)(10)-(10)(-3)=20+30=50$ For determinant $D_x$ replace the $x−$ coefficients with the constants. $D_x=\begin{vmatrix} -1&-3 \\ 5& 10 \end{vmatrix}=(-1)(10)-(5)(-3)=-10+15=5$ For determinant $D_y$ replace the $y−$ coefficients with the constants. $D_y=\begin{vmatrix} 2&-1 \\ 10& 5 \end{vmatrix}=(2)(5)-(10)(-1)=10+10=20$ By using Cramer's rule we have. $x=\dfrac{D_x}{D}=\dfrac{5}{50}=\dfrac{1}{10}$ and $y=\dfrac{D_y}{D}=\dfrac{20}{50}=\dfrac{2}{5}$ Hence, the solution set is $(x,y) =\left(\frac{1}{10},\frac{2}{5}\right)$.
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