Question

X-2y=8 4x+y=5 Solve linear systems by Multiplying

Answer 1

x = 2 and y = - 3

Step-by-step explanation:

The given system of linear equations:

x - 2y = 8                        ........ (1)

and 4x + y = 5               ........ (2)

To find, the values of x and y = ?

Multiplying equation (2) by 2, we get

2(4x + y) = 5 × 2  

⇒ 8x + 2y = 10                ........ (3)

Adding equations (1) and (3), we get

x - 2y + (8x + 2y) = 8  + 10  

⇒ x - 2y + 8x + 2y = 8  + 10

⇒ 9x = 18

⇒ x = 2

Put x = 2 in (1), we get

2 - 2y = 8        

⇒ 2y =2 - 8

⇒ 2y = - 6

⇒ y = - 3

∴  x = 2 and y = - 3