Which point lies on both lines \(3x-2y=4\) and \(x+4y=22\)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Point \(\left(\frac{15}{4},\frac{73}{16}\right)\)
From \(x+4y=22\), \(x=22-4y\), and substituting in the first equation gives \(y=\frac{73}{16}\). Then \(x=\frac{15}{4}\).
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Point \(\left(\frac{15}{4},\frac{73}{16}\right)\)
Why is this the correct answer?
From \(x+4y=22\), \(x=22-4y\), and substituting in the first equation gives \(y=\frac{73}{16}\). Then \(x=\frac{15}{4}\).
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables. Topic: Graphical method of finding solutions..