Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities - Section 10.4 Matrix Algebra - 10.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 777: 47

Answer

$x=\dfrac{1}{2}, y=2 \text{ or }\left(\dfrac{1}{2},2\right)$

Work Step by Step

We will write the system $\left\{\begin{array}{r}{6x+5y=13}\\{2x+2y=5}\end{array}\right.$ in matrix form as: $AX=B$ where, $X=\left[\begin{array}{l}x\\y \end{array}\right]$ We have: $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}{6}&{5}\\{2}&{2}\end{array}\right]$, and its inverse is: $A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{rr}{1}&{-5/2}\\{-1}&{3}\end{array}\right]$ Thus, the solution of the given matrix can be expressed as: $X=A^{-1}B=\left[\begin{array}{rr}{1}&{-5/2}\\{-1}&{3}\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{l} 13\\5\end{array}\right]$ $\left[\begin{array}{l} x\\y \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l} 13-\dfrac{25}{2}\\ -13+15 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l} \dfrac{1}{2}\\2\end{array}\right]$ So, our solution is:: $(x, y)=\left(\dfrac{1}{2},2\right)$
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