SOLUTION: x+y=11 Use Cramer's rule to solve the x-y=5 following system of equations. If D=0, use another method to solve the system.

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Question 94795: x+y=11 Use Cramer's rule to solve the x-y=5 following system of equations. If D=0, use another method to solve the system.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+y=11 Use Cramer's rule to solve the x-y=5 following system of equations. If D=0, use another method to solve the system.
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To solve the system of equations by Cramer's rule:

Ax%2BBy=C
Px%2BQy=R

D is the matrix of coefficients as they appear
on the left of the equal sign:

D = %28matrix%282%2C2%2CA%2CB%2CP%2CQ%29%29 = AQ-BP

Dx is the matrix which is like D except that,
   since x is the FIRST unknown letter, it has
   its FIRST column matrix%282%2C1%2CA%2CP%29 replaced 
   by the column of numbers on the right side of
   the equal signs in the original system, matrix%282%2C1%2CC%2CR%29.
   So

Dx = %28matrix%282%2C2%2CC%2CB%2CR%2CQ%29%29 = CQ-BR

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Dy is the matrix which is like D except that,
   since y is the SECOND unknown letter, it has
   its SECOND column matrix%282%2C1%2CB%2CQ%29 replaced 
   by the column of numbers on the right side of
   the equal signs in the original system, matrix%282%2C1%2CC%2CR%29.
   So

Dy = %28matrix%282%2C2%2CA%2CC%2CP%2CR%29%29 = AR-CP

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Then x = Dx%2FD and y = Dy%2FD

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 So for your system:

x + y = 11 
x - y =  5

Write that as 

1x%2B1y=11
1x-1y=5

D is the matrix of coefficients as they appear
on the left of the equal sign:

D = %28matrix%282%2C2%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C-1%29%29 = %281%29%28-1%29-%281%29%281%29 = -1-1 = -2

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Dx is the matrix which is like D except that,
   since x is the FIRST unknown letter, it has
   its FIRST column matrix%282%2C1%2C1%2C1%29 replaced 
   by the column of numbers on the right side of
   the equal signs in the original system, matrix%282%2C1%2C11%2C5%29.
   So

Dx = %28matrix%282%2C2%2C11%2C1%2C5%2C-1%29%29 = %2811%29%28-1%29-%281%29%285%29 = -11-5 = -16

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Dy is the matrix which is like D except that,
   since y is the SECOND unknown letter, it has
   its SECOND column matrix%282%2C1%2C1%2C-1%29 replaced 
   by the column of numbers on the right side of
   the equal signs in the original system, matrix%282%2C1%2C11%2C5%29.
   So

Dy = %28matrix%282%2C2%2C1%2C11%2C1%2C5%29%29 = %281%29%285%29-%2811%29%281%29 = 5-11 = -6

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Then x = Dx%2FD = %28-16%29%2F%28-2%29 = 8 and y = Dy%2FD = %28-6%29%2F%28-2%29 = 3.   

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Edwin