Question

Solve given pair of equations, by elimination method
$3x-y=5,5x-2y=4$

Answer 1

Given,

$3x-y=5$ ....(1)

And, $5x-2y=4$ ....(2)

Multiplying Eq.1 with 2 we have: $6x-2y=10$ ....(3)

Subtracting Eq. 2 from Eq. 3 we get:

$x=6$

And $y=13$