Problem 446. Solve the set of simultaneous linear equations

Created by Bruce Raine

Given this pair of simultaneous linear equations:

2x + 3y = 23

3x + 4y = 32

Find the solution set (x,y)

1 Comment

Duane Hanselman on 2 May 2012

You only asked to solve the specific problem given, not a general problem, so the answer is x =4 and y=5. Rephrase your question please.

2 Comments

Jan Simon on 6 Mar 2012

Solves the example only, but not the general case.

Bruce Raine on 17 Mar 2012

I have introduced a few more tests so this non-general solution is no longer valid. Thanks.

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Jan Simon on 6 Mar 2012

Well, this works here, but numerically this is a bad idea of solving a linear equation system.