QuestionQuiz 9: 6.1, 6.3 and 6.5
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Solve the system if possible by using Cramer's rule. If Cramer's rule does not apply, solve the system by using another method. Write all numbers as integers or simplified fractions.
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Evaluate the determinants , and .
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STEP 1
What is this asking? We need to solve a system of two equations with two variables ( and ) using Cramer's rule, which involves calculating determinants, or if Cramer's rule doesn't work, use another method. Watch out! Cramer's rule doesn't work if the determinant of the coefficient matrix is zero, so we need to check for that!
STEP 2
1. Calculate D
2. Calculate Dx
3. Calculate Dy
4. Solve for x and y
STEP 3
Let's **build our coefficient matrix** from the coefficients of and in our equations.
This will be a matrix:
STEP 4
The **determinant D** is calculated as:
Since is not zero, we can use Cramer's rule!
Woohoo!
STEP 5
To find **Dx**, we replace the *x* coefficients in the coefficient matrix with the constants from the right-hand side of the equations:
STEP 6
Now, we calculate the **determinant Dx**:
STEP 7
To find **Dy**, we replace the *y* coefficients in the coefficient matrix with the constants from the right-hand side of the equations:
STEP 8
Now, we calculate the **determinant Dy**:
STEP 9
Now, we can find by dividing **Dx** by **D**:
STEP 10
And we can find by dividing **Dy** by **D**:
STEP 11
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