Chapter 4: Q12. (page 192)

Use Cramer’s Rule to solve each system of equations.
$5 x + 2 y = 8$
$2 x - 3 y = 7$

Short Answer

Expert verified

The required solution is $(2, - 1)$ .

Step by step solution

Step 1- Determine the value of x

Apply the Cramer’s rule for the value of x.

$x = \frac{|\begin{matrix} e & b \\ f & d \end{matrix}|}{|\begin{matrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{matrix}|}$

Substitute 5 in place of a, 2 in place of c, 2 in place of b, $- 3$ in place of

d, 8 in place of e and 7 in place of f intorole="math" localid="1647187883563" $x = \frac{|\begin{matrix} e & b \\ f & d \end{matrix}|}{|\begin{matrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{matrix}|}$

and perform simplification of determinants to write the value of x.

$\begin{matrix} x = \frac{|\begin{matrix} 8 & 2 \\ 7 & - 3 \end{matrix}|}{|\begin{matrix} 5 & 2 \\ 2 & - 3 \end{matrix}|} \\ = \frac{8 \cdot (- 3) - 2 \cdot 7}{5 \cdot (- 3) - 2 \cdot 2} \\ = \frac{- 38}{- 19} \\ = 2 \end{matrix}$

– Determine the value of y

Apply the Cramer’s rule for the value of y.

$y = \frac{|\begin{matrix} a & e \\ c & f \end{matrix}|}{|\begin{matrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{matrix}|}$

Substitute 5 in place of a, 2 in place of c, 2 in place of b, $- 3$ in place of

d, 8 in place of e and 7 in place of f intorole="math" localid="1647188074242" $y = \frac{|\begin{matrix} a & e \\ c & f \end{matrix}|}{|\begin{matrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{matrix}|}$

and perform simplification of determinants to write the value of y.

$\begin{matrix} y = \frac{|\begin{matrix} 5 & 8 \\ 2 & 7 \end{matrix}|}{|\begin{matrix} 5 & 2 \\ 2 & - 3 \end{matrix}|} \\ = \frac{5 \cdot 7 - 8 \cdot 2}{5 \cdot (- 3) - 2 \cdot 2} \\ = \frac{19}{- 19} \\ = - 1 \end{matrix}$

Step 3- Write the solution

The obtained value of x is 2 and y is $- 1$ so the solution is $(2, - 1)$ .

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Use Cramer’s Rule to solve each system of equations.
$5 x + 2 y = 8$
$2 x - 3 y = 7$

Short Answer

Step by step solution

Step 1- Determine the value of x

– Determine the value of y

Step 3- Write the solution

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– Determine the value of y

Step 3- Write the solution

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$5 x + 2 y = 8$
$2 x - 3 y = 7$