What is the solution of the equations (x+y=5) and (x-y=1)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (x=3,\ y=2)
Adding both equations gives (2x=6), so (x=3) and (y=2). In exams, add first when one variable cancels easily.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(x=3,\ y=2)
Why is this the correct answer?
Adding both equations gives (2x=6), so (x=3) and (y=2). In exams, add first when one variable cancels easily.
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..