If (5x+8y=74) and (5x-4y=14), what is the value of (x-y)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (2)
Subtracting the second equation from the first gives (12y=60), so (y=5). Then (x=\frac{34}{5}), hence (x-y=\frac{9}{5}).
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(2)
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Subtracting the second equation from the first gives (12y=60), so (y=5). Then (x=\frac{34}{5}), hence (x-y=\frac{9}{5}).
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..
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