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Question 1 Solve the following pairs of equations by reducing them to a pair of linear equations: (vii) 10/(๐ฅ + ๐ฆ) + 2/(๐ฅ โ ๐ฆ) = 4 15/(๐ฅ + ๐ฆ) โ 5/(๐ฅ โ ๐ฆ) = โ2 10/(๐ฅ + ๐ฆ) + 2/(๐ฅ โ ๐ฆ) = 4 15/(๐ฅ + ๐ฆ) โ 5/(๐ฅ โ ๐ฆ) = โ2 So, our equations become 10u + 2v = 4 15u โ 5v = โ2 Now, we solve 10u + 2v = 4 โฆ(3) 15u โ 5v = โ2 โฆ(4) From (3) 10u + 2v = 4 10u = 4 โ 2v u = (4 โ 2๐ฃ)/10 Putting value of u in (4) 15u โ 5v = โ2 15 ((4 โ 2๐ฃ)/10) โ 5v = โ2 3 ((4 โ 2๐ฃ)/2) โ 5v = โ2 Multiplying both sides by 2 2 ร 3 ((4 โ 2๐ฃ)/2) โ 2 ร 5v = 2 ร โ2 3(4 โ 2v) โ 10v = โ4 12 โ 6v โ 10v = โ4 โ6v โ 10v = โ4 โ 12 โ16v = โ16 v = (โ16)/(โ16) v = 1 Putting v = 1 in (3) 10u + 2v = 4 10u + 2(1) = 4 10u + 2 = 4 10u = 4 โ 2 10u = 2 u = 2/10 u = ๐/๐ Hence, u = 1/5 & v = 1 But, we need to find x & y u = ๐/(๐ + ๐) 1/5 = 1/(๐ฅ + ๐ฆ) x + y = 5 v = ๐/(๐ โ ๐) 1 = 1/(๐ฅ โ ๐ฆ) x โ y = 1 So, our equations become x + y = 5 โฆ(5) x โ y = 1 โฆ(6) Adding (5) and (6) (x + y) + (x โ y) = 5 + 1 2x = 6 x = 6/2 x = 3 Putting value of y in (5) x + y = 5 3 + y = 5 y = 5 โ 3 y = 2 Therefore, x = 3, y = 2 is the solution of our equation Question 1 Solve the following pairs of equations by reducing them to a pair of linear equations: (viii) 1/(3๐ฅ + ๐ฆ) + 1/(3๐ฅ โ ๐ฆ) = 3/4 1/(2(3๐ฅ + ๐ฆ)) โ 1/(2(3๐ฅ โ ๐ฆ)) = (โ1)/8 1/(3๐ฅ + ๐ฆ) + 1/(3๐ฅ โ ๐ฆ) = 3/4 1/(2(3๐ฅ + ๐ฆ)) โ 1/(2(3๐ฅ โ ๐ฆ)) = (โ1)/8 So, our equations become u + v = ๐/๐ 4(u + v) = 3 4u + 4v = 3 ๐/๐ u โ ๐/๐ v = (โ๐)/๐ (๐ข โ ๐ฃ )/2 = (โ1)/8 8 ร (๐ข โ ๐ฃ )/2 = โ1 4(u โ v) = โ1 4u โ 4v = โ1 So, our equations are 4u + 4v = 3 โฆ(3) 4u โ 4v = โ1 โฆ(4) Adding (3) and (4) (4u + 4v) + (4u โ 4v) = 3 + (โ1) 8u = 2 u = 2/8 u = ๐/๐ Putting u = 1/4 in (3) 4u + 4v = 3 4 ร 1/4 + 4v = 3 1 + 4v = 3 4v = 3 โ 1 4v = 2 v = 2/4 v = ๐/๐ Hence u = 1/4 , v = 1/2 But we need to find x & y We know u = ๐/(๐๐ + ๐) 1/4 = 1/(3๐ฅ + ๐ฆ) 3x + y = 4 v = ๐/(๐๐ โ ๐) 1/2 = 1/(3๐ฅ โ ๐ฆ) 3x โ y = 2 Hence, we solve 3x + y = 4 โฆ(5) 3x โ y = 2 โฆ(6) Adding (5) and (6) (3x + y) + (3x โ y) = 4 + 2 6x = 6 x = 6/6 x = 1 Putting x = 1 in (5) 3x + y = 4 3(1) + y = 4 3 + y = 4 y = 4 โ 3 y = 1 So, x = 1, y = 1 is the solution of the given equation