SOLUTION: Solve using Cramer's Rule Solve for x and y: x + 2y = 5 x - y = 3

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Question 163240: Solve using Cramer's Rule Solve for x and y:
x + 2y = 5
x - y = 3

Answer by nabla(475) About Me  (Show Source):
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I will show you how to apply it:
for:
ax+by=e
cx+dy=f
We will have Cramer's rule giving us:
x=%28ed-bf%29%2F%28ad-bc%29
and
y=%28af-ec%29%2F%28ad-bc%29
So, just plug in the numbers for the problem we're interested in. Namely, a=1, b=2, c=1, d=-1, e=5, f=3.
The process is done automatically by this web site:

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Solve:
+system%28+%0D%0A++++1%5Cx+%2B+2%5Cy+=+5%2C%0D%0A++++1%5Cx+%2B+-1%5Cy+=+3+%29%0D%0A++

Any system of equations:
+system%28+%0D%0A++++a%5B11%5D%2Ax+%2B+a%5B12%5D%2Ay+=+b%5B1%5D%2C%0D%0A++++a%5B21%5D%2Ax+%2B+a%5B22%5D%2Ay+=+b%5B2%5D%29%0D%0A++

has solution
+system%28+%0D%0A++++x+=+%28b%5B1%5D%2Aa%5B22%5D+-+b%5B2%5D%2Aa%5B12%5D%29%2F%28a%5B11%5D%2Aa%5B22%5D-a%5B21%5D%2Aa%5B12%5D%29%2C%0D%0A++++y+=+%28a%5B11%5D%2Ab%5B2%5D+-+a%5B21%5D%2Ab%5B1%5D%29%2F%28a%5B11%5D%2Aa%5B22%5D-a%5B21%5D%2Aa%5B12%5D%29%0D%0A++++%29%0D%0A++
or

+system%28+%0D%0A++++++x+=+%285%2A-1+-+3%2A2%29%2F%281%2A-1-1%2A2%29+=+3.66666666666667%2C%0D%0A++++++y+=+%281%2A3+-+1%2A5%29%2F%281%2A-1-1%2A2%29+=+0.666666666666667%0D%0A++++%29%0D%0A++

(x=3.66666666666667, y=0.666666666666667}