Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 10 - Review - Exercises - Page 771: 80

Answer

$(8,-4)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Define the following matrices based on the given system of equations: $\begin{array} \\D=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 12&-11\\ 7&9\end{bmatrix}, \begin{array} \\D_x=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 140&-11\\ 20&9 \end{bmatrix}, \begin{array} \\D_y=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 12&140\\ 7&20 \end{bmatrix}$ Step 2. Calculate the determinants of the above matrices: $|D|=12\times9+11\times7=185$, $|D_x|=140\times9+11\times20=1480$, and $|D_y|=12\times20-140\times7=-740$ Step 3. Use the Cramer's Rule: $x=\frac{|D_x|}{|D|}=8$, $y=\frac{|D_y|}{|D|}=-4$ Step 4. Conclusion: the solution to the system is $(8,-4)$
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