If (3(x+y)+2(x-y)=31) and (2(x+y)-(x-y)=13), what is the value of (x)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (x=\frac{40}{7})
Let (x+y=s) and (x-y=d). Solving gives (s=\frac{57}{7}) and (d=\frac{23}{7}), so (x=\frac{40}{7}).
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(x=\frac{40}{7})
Why is this the correct answer?
Let (x+y=s) and (x-y=d). Solving gives (s=\frac{57}{7}) and (d=\frac{23}{7}), so (x=\frac{40}{7}).
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables. Topic: Algebraic methods: Substitution method and Elimination method..