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Exercises 6.5 Practice Problems

7.

Solve the following system of equations using substitution:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}4 \amp= 4x-2y \\ 3 \amp= 5x-3y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.

8.

Solve the following system of equations using substitution:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}-4 \amp= 2x-y \\ -2 \amp= 4x-3y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.
\((-5,-6)\)

9.

Solve the following system of equations using substitution:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}0 \amp= x-\frac{1}{2}y \\ -1 \amp= 3x-3y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.
\((\frac{1}{3},\frac{2}{3})\)

10.

Solve the following system of equations using substitution:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}10 \amp= 5x-2y \\ 2 \amp= x-4y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.

11.

Solve the following system of equations using substitution:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}1 \amp= -3x+2y \\ 5 \amp= x-y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.
\((-11,-16)\)

12.

Solve the following system of equations using substitution:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}2 \amp= 4x-2y \\ 5 \amp= 2x+3y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.

13.

Solve the following system of equations using substitution:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}-2 \amp= 4x-2y \\ 5 \amp= 2x+3y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.
\((\frac{1}{4},\frac{3}{2})\)

14.

Solve the following system of equations using elimination:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}4 \amp= 4x-2y \\ 3 \amp= 5x-3y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.

15.

Solve the following system of equations using elimination:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}-4 \amp= 2x-y \\ -2 \amp= 4x-3y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.
\((-5,-6)\)

16.

Solve the following system of equations using elimination:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}0 \amp= x-\frac{1}{2}y \\ -1 \amp= 3x-3y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.
\((\frac{1}{3},\frac{2}{3})\)

17.

Solve the following system of equations using elimination:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}10 \amp= 5x-2y \\ 2 \amp= x-4y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.

18.

Solve the following system of equations using elimination:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}1 \amp= -3x+2y \\ 5 \amp= x-y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.
\((-11,-16)\)

19.

Solve the following system of equations using elimination:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}2 \amp= 4x-2y \\ 5 \amp= 2x+3y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.

20.

Solve the following system of equations using elimination:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}-2 \amp= 4x-2y \\ 5 \amp= 2x+3y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.
\((\frac{1}{4},\frac{3}{2})\)

21.

Solve the following system of equations:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}-2 \amp= 4x-2y \\ -1 \amp= 2x-y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.
Infinitely many solutions

23.

Solve the following system of equations:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}10 \amp= x-\frac{1}{2}y \\ -24 \amp= 2y-4x\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.
No solution

25.

Solve the following system of equations:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}6 \amp= 2x-y \\ 12 \amp= 4x-2y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.
Infinitely many solutions

26.

Solve the following system of equations:
\begin{equation*} \begin{cases}16 \amp= 4x-y \\ 8 \amp= 2x-\frac{1}{2}y\end{cases} \end{equation*}
Answer.
Infinitely many solutions