Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Systems and Matrices - Chapter 9 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 951: 7

Answer

$\{(\dfrac{1}{3},\dfrac{1}{2})\}$

Work Step by Step

The system of equations are written as: $3x-2y=0 ~~~(1) \\ 9x+8y=7 ~~~(2)$ Equation -(1) yields: $x=\dfrac{2y}{3} ~~~~(3)$ Plug $x=\dfrac{7+5y}{3} $ into the second equation and then solve for $y$ to obtain: $9(\dfrac{2y}{3})+8y=7 \\ 14y=7\\ y=\dfrac{1}{2}$ Back substitution for $y=\dfrac{1}{2}$ in equation-3 to obtain: $x=\dfrac{2}{3}\times \dfrac{1}{2} =\dfrac{1}{3}$ Solution set: $\{(\dfrac{1}{3},\dfrac{1}{2})\}$
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