Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.5 - Determinants and Cramer's Rule - Exercise Set - Page 945: 17

Answer

$(2, \frac{1}{2})$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Based on the given system, we have $D=\begin{vmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & -4 \end{vmatrix}=1(-4)-2(3)=-10$ Step 2. We have $D_x=\begin{vmatrix} 3 & 2 \\ 4 & -4 \end{vmatrix}=3(-4)-2(4)=-20$ Step 3. We have $D_y=\begin{vmatrix} 1 & 3 \\ 3 & 4 \end{vmatrix}=1(4)-3(3)=-5$ Step 4. Using Cramer's Rule, we have $x=\frac{D_x}{D}=\frac{-20}{-10}=2$ and $y=\frac{D_y}{D}=\frac{-5}{-10}=\frac{1}{2}$. Thus the solution set is $(2, \frac{1}{2})$
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