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PAIR OF LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES 61
Then
i.e.,
i.e.,
x
(3)( 74) (5)( 46)
✂
✄
=
x
=
222 230
y
1
✁
( 46)(3) ( 74)(2) (2)(5) (3)(3)
x y 1 = ✆
8 10 1
y 1
☎
138 148 10 9
✂ ✄ ✂
i.e.,
x 1 =
8 1 and y 1 =
10 1
i.e., x = 8 and y = 10
Hence, the fare from the bus stand in Bangalore to Malleswaram is Rs 8 and the fare
to Yeshwanthpur is Rs 10.
Verification : You can check from the problem that the solution we have got is correct.
Example 15 : For which values of p does the pair of equations given below has unique
solution?
4x + py + 8 = 0
2x + 2y + 2 = 0
Solution : Here a 1
= 4, a 2
= 2, b 1
= p, b 2
= 2.
Now for the given pair to have a unique solution :
4 p
i.e.,
2 2
i.e., ✝ p 4 ✝
a
b
1 1
a2
b
✝ 2
Therefore, for all values of p, except 4, the given pair of equations will have a unique
solution.
Example 16 : For what values of k will the following pair of linear equations have
infinitely many solutions?
Solution : Here,
kx + 3y – (k – 3) = 0
12x + ky – k =0
a 1 k
, b 1 3
,
c 1 k 3
a 12 b k c k
✁ ✁ ✁
2 2 2
a1 b1 c1
For a pair of linear equations ☎
to ☎
have infinitely many solutions :
a b c
2 2 2