Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - Determinants and Cramer's Rule - 10.6 Exercises - Page 743: 42

Answer

$(\frac{3}{2}, 2)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Based on the Cramer’s Rule, with the given equations, we can define the following determinants: $\begin{array}( \\|D|= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{vmatrix} 6 &12\\4 &7 \end{vmatrix}, \begin{array}( \\|D_x|= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{vmatrix} 33 &12\\20 &7 \end{vmatrix}, \begin{array}( \\|D_y|= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{vmatrix} 6 &33\\4 &20 \end{vmatrix}$ Step 2. Evaluate the above determinants: $|D|=6\times7-(12\times4)=-6$, $|D_x|=33\times7-(12\times20)=-9$, $|D_y|=6\times20-(33\times4)=-12$ Step 3. Find the solutions as: $x=\frac{|D_x|}{|D|}=\frac{3}{2}$, $y=\frac{|D_y|}{|D|}=2$
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