Find the value of x+y from the following equation: 2[x57y]+[3]=[761514]
Solution:
Consider 2[x57y]+[3]=[761514] as shown below: [2x10142y]+[3]=[761514] [2x+310+12y+2]=[761514] [2x+36152y]=[761514] Equating the matrices we get the values of x and y as shown below: 2x+3=7⟹2x=4⟹x=2 2y=14⟹2y=18⟹y=9 Hence x+y=2+9=11.