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x+ay=b ax-by=c Solve for x and y
Asked by Brahmananda | 24 Apr, 2019, 11:49: AM
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x + ay=b   .... (i)

ax - by=c  ....(ii)

Multiply equation (i) by a, we get

ax + a2y= ab   .... (iii)

Subtracting equation (ii) from equation (iii), we get

a2y + by = ab - c

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Put the value of y in the equation (i), we get

x = b - ay

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Answered by Yasmeen Khan | 24 Apr, 2019, 01:01: PM

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