Solve {l}{9x+9y=18}{11x+9y=16}

$$\left. \begin{array} { l } { 9 x + 9 y = 18 } \\ { 11 x + 9 y = 16 } \end{array} \right.$$

Solve for x, y

$$x=-1$$

$$y=3$$

Steps Using Substitution

To solve a pair of equations using substitution, first solve one of the equations for one of the variables. Then substitute the result for that variable in the other equation.

$$9x+9y=18,11x+9y=16$$

Choose one of the equations and solve it for x by isolating x on the left hand side of the equal sign.

$$9x+9y=18$$

Subtract 9y from both sides of the equation.

$$9x=-9y+18$$

Divide both sides by 9.

$$x=\frac{1}{9}\left(-9y+18\right)$$

Multiply \frac{1}{9} times -9y+18.

$$x=-y+2$$

Substitute -y+2 for x in the other equation, 11x+9y=16.

$$11\left(-y+2\right)+9y=16$$

Multiply 11 times -y+2.

$$-11y+22+9y=16$$

Add -11y to 9y.

$$-2y+22=16$$

Subtract 22 from both sides of the equation.

$$-2y=-6$$

Divide both sides by -2.

$$y=3$$

Substitute 3 for y in x=-y+2. Because the resulting equation contains only one variable, you can solve for x directly.

$$x=-3+2$$

Add 2 to -3.

$$x=-1$$

The system is now solved.

$$x=-1,y=3$$

Steps Using Matrices

Put the equations in standard form and then use matrices to solve the system of equations.

$$9x+9y=18,11x+9y=16$$

Write the equations in matrix form.

$$\left(\begin{matrix}9&9\\11&9\end{matrix}\right)\left(\begin{matrix}x\\y\end{matrix}\right)=\left(\begin{matrix}18\\16\end{matrix}\right)$$

Left multiply the equation by the inverse matrix of \left(\begin{matrix}9&9\\11&9\end{matrix}\right).

$$inverse(\left(\begin{matrix}9&9\\11&9\end{matrix}\right))\left(\begin{matrix}9&9\\11&9\end{matrix}\right)\left(\begin{matrix}x\\y\end{matrix}\right)=inverse(\left(\begin{matrix}9&9\\11&9\end{matrix}\right))\left(\begin{matrix}18\\16\end{matrix}\right)$$

The product of a matrix and its inverse is the identity matrix.

$$\left(\begin{matrix}1&0\\0&1\end{matrix}\right)\left(\begin{matrix}x\\y\end{matrix}\right)=inverse(\left(\begin{matrix}9&9\\11&9\end{matrix}\right))\left(\begin{matrix}18\\16\end{matrix}\right)$$

Multiply the matrices on the left hand side of the equal sign.

$$\left(\begin{matrix}x\\y\end{matrix}\right)=inverse(\left(\begin{matrix}9&9\\11&9\end{matrix}\right))\left(\begin{matrix}18\\16\end{matrix}\right)$$

For the 2\times 2 matrix \left(\begin{matrix}a&b\\c&d\end{matrix}\right), the inverse matrix is \left(\begin{matrix}\frac{d}{ad-bc}&\frac{-b}{ad-bc}\\\frac{-c}{ad-bc}&\frac{a}{ad-bc}\end{matrix}\right), so the matrix equation can be rewritten as a matrix multiplication problem.

$$\left(\begin{matrix}x\\y\end{matrix}\right)=\left(\begin{matrix}\frac{9}{9\times 9-9\times 11}&-\frac{9}{9\times 9-9\times 11}\\-\frac{11}{9\times 9-9\times 11}&\frac{9}{9\times 9-9\times 11}\end{matrix}\right)\left(\begin{matrix}18\\16\end{matrix}\right)$$

Do the arithmetic.

$$\left(\begin{matrix}x\\y\end{matrix}\right)=\left(\begin{matrix}-\frac{1}{2}&\frac{1}{2}\\\frac{11}{18}&-\frac{1}{2}\end{matrix}\right)\left(\begin{matrix}18\\16\end{matrix}\right)$$

Multiply the matrices.

$$\left(\begin{matrix}x\\y\end{matrix}\right)=\left(\begin{matrix}-\frac{1}{2}\times 18+\frac{1}{2}\times 16\\\frac{11}{18}\times 18-\frac{1}{2}\times 16\end{matrix}\right)$$

Do the arithmetic.

$$\left(\begin{matrix}x\\y\end{matrix}\right)=\left(\begin{matrix}-1\\3\end{matrix}\right)$$

Extract the matrix elements x and y.

$$x=-1,y=3$$

Steps Using Elimination

In order to solve by elimination, coefficients of one of the variables must be the same in both equations so that the variable will cancel out when one equation is subtracted from the other.

$$9x+9y=18,11x+9y=16$$

Subtract 11x+9y=16 from 9x+9y=18 by subtracting like terms on each side of the equal sign.

$$9x-11x+9y-9y=18-16$$

Add 9y to -9y. Terms 9y and -9y cancel out, leaving an equation with only one variable that can be solved.

$$9x-11x=18-16$$

Add 9x to -11x.

$$-2x=18-16$$

Add 18 to -16.

$$-2x=2$$

Divide both sides by -2.

$$x=-1$$

Substitute -1 for x in 11x+9y=16. Because the resulting equation contains only one variable, you can solve for y directly.

$$11\left(-1\right)+9y=16$$

Multiply 11 times -1.

$$-11+9y=16$$

Add 11 to both sides of the equation.

$$9y=27$$

Divide both sides by 9.

$$y=3$$

The system is now solved.

$$x=-1,y=3$$