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: 45

Answer

$(4,-1)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Based on the Cramer’s Rule, with the given equations, we can define the following determinants: $\begin{array}( \\|D|= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{vmatrix} 0.4 &1.2\\1.2 &1.6 \end{vmatrix}, \begin{array}( \\|D_x|= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{vmatrix} 0.4 &1.2\\3.2 &1.6 \end{vmatrix}, \begin{array}( \\|D_y|= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{vmatrix} 0.4 &0.4\\1.2 &3.2 \end{vmatrix}$ Step 2. Evaluate the above determinants: $|D|=0.4\times1.6-(1.2\times1.2)=-0.8$, $|D_x|=0.4\times1.6-(1.2\times3.2)=-3.2$, $|D_y|=0.4\times3.2-(0.4\times1.2)=0.8$ Step 3. Find the solutions as: $x=\frac{|D_x|}{|D|}=4$, $y=\frac{|D_y|}{|D|}=-1$
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