SOLUTION: 5x+6y=12 How do I solve this system of linear equation? 3x-2y=-4

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Question 24007: 5x+6y=12 How do I solve this system of linear equation?
3x-2y=-4

Answer by venugopalramana(3286) About Me  (Show Source):
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SEE THE FOLLOWING AND COME BACK IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY.HERE C,CX,CY,CZ REFER TO YOUR D,DX,DY,DZ...JUST A DIFFERENCE IN NOMENCLATURE.I SHOWED IN DETAIL A 2X2 DETERMINANT AND THEN IN BRIEF A 3X3 DETERMINANT
2x+y=4
3x-y=6
make a deteminant with coefficients of x (2,3)and y(1,-1) in the 2 eqns.call it C.(Actually for a determinant as you know ,the numbers are contained in vertical bars at either end like |xx|,but in the following the bars are omitted due to difficulty in depiction.you may assume the bars are present)
C=matrix%282%2C2%2C2%2C1%2C3%2C-1%29=2*(-1)-(1*3)=-5
..now use the constants (4,6)to replace coefficients of x(2,3) in the above determinant C...call it CX..
CX=matrix%282%2C2%2C4%2C1%2C6%2C-1%29=4*(-1)-1*6=-4-6=-10
..now use the constants (4,6)to replace coefficients of y(1,-1) in the above determinant C...call it CY..
CY=matrix%282%2C2%2C2%2C4%2C3%2C6%29=2*6-3*4=12=12=0
..now cramers rule says that
(x/CX)=(y/CY)=(1/C)..so we get
x/(-10)=y/0=1/-5
x=-10/-5=10/5=2
y=0/-5=0