Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Systems and Matrices - Chapter 9 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 951: 8

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

The system of equations are written as: $6x+10y=-11~~~(1) \\ 9x+6y=-3 ~~~(2)$ Equation -(1) yields: $x=\dfrac{-11-10y}{6} ~~~~(3)$ Plug $x=\dfrac{-11-10y}{6}$ into the second equation and then solve for $y$ to obtain: $9(\dfrac{-11-10y}{6})+6y=-3 \\ -9y=\dfrac{27}{2}\\ y=\dfrac{-3}{2}$ Back substitution for $y=\dfrac{-3}{2}$ in equation-3 to obtain: $x=\dfrac{-11-10(-3/2)}{6} =\dfrac{2}{3}$ Solution set: $\{(\dfrac{2}{3},\dfrac{-3}{2})\}$
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