If (4x+ky=26) and (4x-3y=2) have solution (y=4), what is (k)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (3)
Putting (y=4) in the second equation gives (x=\frac{7}{2}). Then (14+4k=26), so (k=3).
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(3)
Why is this the correct answer?
Putting (y=4) in the second equation gives (x=\frac{7}{2}). Then (14+4k=26), so (k=3).
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..