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In (4x - 9y = 13) and (5x + 3y = 41), by what number should the second equation be multiplied to eliminate y?

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Correct answer: 3

The governing idea of the elimination method is to make the coefficients of one variable equal in magnitude and opposite in sign. In the first equation, the coefficient of y is -9, while in the second equation it is +3. Multiplying every term of the second equation by 3 changes it to 15x + 9y = 123. The terms -9y and +9y then cancel when the equations are added, leaving an equation in x alone. Therefore, 3 is the required multiplier, so option B is correct. Multiplying by 2 or 4 would produce 6y or 12y, which would not directly cancel -9y; multiplying by -3 would produce -9y, making the coefficients equal rather than opposite for addition.

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Linear EquationsElimination MethodCoefficient CancellationClass 10Algebraic Methods: Substitution Method And Elimination Method.Algebraic Methods Substitution Method And Elimination MethodPair Of Linear Equations In Two VariablesMathematics

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