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: 46

Answer

$(0.4,-1)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Based on the Cramer’s Rule, with the given equations, we can define the following determinants: $\begin{array}( \\|D|= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{vmatrix} 10 &-17\\20 &-31 \end{vmatrix}, \begin{array}( \\|D_x|= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{vmatrix} 21 &-17\\39 &-31 \end{vmatrix}, \begin{array}( \\|D_y|= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{vmatrix} 10 &21\\20 &39 \end{vmatrix}$ Step 2. Evaluate the above determinants: $|D|=-10\times31-(-17\times20)=30$, $|D_x|=-21\times31-(-17\times39)=12$, $|D_y|=10\times39)-(21\times20)=-30$ Step 3. Find the solutions as: $x=\frac{|D_x|}{|D|}=\frac{2}{5}=0.4$, $y=\frac{|D_y|}{|D|}=-1$
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