Solve the Simultaneous Equations:

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  1. Mr MiGu

    Mr MiGu King of the Zombies

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    do you have any differential equations?
     
  2. madcrappie

    madcrappie crazy fish

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    2xy+y=10
    x+y=4

    to solve for y in the bottom equation, subtract x from both sides..... you get x+y-x=4-x, or y=4-x

    plug in 4-x into the top equation for y, you get 2x(4-x)+(4-x)=10

    8x-2x^2+4-x=10, subtract 10 from both sides , you get
    8x-2x^2+4-x-10=0, add the x's to the single power, and you get
    7x-2x^2+4-10=0, add the digits together, you get
    7x-2x^2-6=0, arrange the equation to decreasing powers, you get
    -2x^2=7x-6=0.

    factor equation.....

    (-2x+3)(x-2)=0....... so, x-2=0 or -2x+3=0, because multiplying anything by 0=0

    x-2=0
    add 2 to both sides of equation, and you get x=2, if x=2, then y has to equal 2, from plugging 2 into both equations at the beginning..... 2+y=4, y=4-2, y=2 and 4y+y=10, 5y=10, y=10/5,y=2

    therefore x=2 and y=2 is one answer......

    -2x+3=0
    subtract 3 from both sides you get -2x=-3, divide both sides by 2, you get x=-3/-2, or 3/2, so x=3/2
    if x=3/2 and you plug into both of the first equations, you get 3/2+y=4, or y=4-3/2, or y=8/2-3/2, which is y=5/2. 2(3/2)y+y=10, 3y+y=10, 4y=10, y=10/4 or y=5/2

    so therefore x=3/2 and y=5/2

    so both answers you get is x=2, y=2 and/or x=3/2,y=5/2
     
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