SOLUTION: If (3x+5y)/(2x-y)=(12x-y)/(5x-3y) then find x:y

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Question 257643: If (3x+5y)/(2x-y)=(12x-y)/(5x-3y) then find x:y
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If (3x+5y)/(2x-y)=(12x-y)/(5x-3y) then find x:y
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Cross-multiply:
= (3x+5y)(5x-3y) = (2x-y)(12x-y)
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= 15x^2 + 6xy - 15y^2 = 24x^2 - 14xy + y^2
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= 9x^2 - 20xy +16y^2
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Not factorable in Real Number System
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Cheers,
Stan H.