SIMULTANEOUS EQUATION _ 02 SE 02 Solve each of the following pairs of simultaneous

equations.
Solve each of the following pairs of simultaneous 17. 4 x  y  8  x 2  x  y  2.
equations. [x = 1, y= 2 or x=4, y=10]
1. x – y = 2 ; x2 – 5xy + 2y2 = 8
[ x = 1 , y = 1 ; x = 0 , y = 2 ] 1 1
18. 2 y  x  2,  1
y x
2. 3x + y = 8 ; 3x2 + y2 = 28
[ x = 1 ,y = 5 ; x = 3 , y = 1 ] [x=1, y=1/2 or x=2, y=2]

3 x  2y = 7 ; x2 + 4y2 = 37 19. x  3y  1 and x 2  3( x  y )  2 x  y.

[ x = 6 ,y =  ½  ; x = 1 , y =  3 ]
Give your answers correct to two
4. 2y – x = 1 ; xy + x2 = 26 decimal places.
[ x = -13/3 ,y =  5/3  ; x = 4 , y =  5/2 ] [ x=2.81, y=1.27 or x=0.47, y=0.18]

5. x – 3y = 4 ; 2x2 – 9y2 = 17 20. Solve the simultaneous equations k – 2h = 4

[ x = 3 ,y =  1/3  ; x = - 11, y =  5 ]
and k2 – 3h = 8. Give your answers correct
6. 2x – y = 3 ; 2x2 + 3xy = 1 to three decimal places.
[ h =  0.467 . k = 3.066 ; h =4.283 , k =  4.566 ]
[ x = 1/8 ,y =  11/4  ; x = 1 , y =  1 ]

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7. x2 – y + y2 = 2x +2y = 10 21. x y  1 and y2 – 17 = 3x
[ x = 5/2 ,y = 5/2  ; x = 2 , y = 3 ] 3
[ x = 1/3 , y = 4 ; x = 8/3 y =  5 ]
2 5
8. x+y=6 ;  3 22. 6x – 3y = x2 – x – y = 15
x y [ x = 5, y = 5 ; x =  2 , y = 9 ]
[ x = 1 ,y = 5  ; x = 4 , y = 2 ]

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23. x – 2y + 9 = 0 ; x2 + xy – 27 = 0
[ x = 3 , y = 6 ; x =  6, y = 3/2 ]
Solve each of the following pairs of simultaneous
equations. 24 x – 2y + 3 = 0 , x2 – xy – 5 = 0
2 5 [x=2,y=½ ; x=5,y=4]
9. x  2y = 3 ;   9
x y
[ x = 2 ,y =  ½  ; x =  ½ , y =  5/3 ]
25. Solve simultaneous equation 3x – y = 4 and
2x2 + y2 + xy = 6 . Give your answers
4 15 corrected to three decimal places.
10. x + y = 7 ;  5 [ x = 1.535 , y = 0.605 ; x = 0.466 , y = 2.602 ]
x y
[ x = 2 ,y = 5  ; x = 14/5 , y = 21/5 ]
26. Solve the simultaneous equations :
11. 2x  5y = 7 ; 2
12x – 5y = 7 2 2x + 5y = x2 + 3xy – y2 = 3
[ x = 1 ,y =  1  ; x =  3/2 , y =  2 ] [ x = 7/3 , y =1/3 ; x = 4 , y = 1 ]

12. 2x + 3y = 1 ; x(x + y) = 10 27. Solve the simultaneous equations :

[ x = 5 ,y =  3  ; x =  6 , y =  13/3 ] 2x + 5y = x2 + 3xy – y2 = 3
[ x = 7/3 , y =  1/3 ; x = 4 , y =1 ]
13. 2x + 3y = 7 ; x2 + xy + y2 = 7
[x= 1 ,y = 3  ; x = 2 , y = 1 ] 28. Solve the simultaneous equations
4x + y + 8 = x2 + x – y = 2
14. 2x + 3y + 1 = 0 ; x2 + 6xy + 5 = 0 [ x =  1 , y = 2 ; x =  4 , y = 10 ]
[ x = 1 ,y =  1 ; x =  5/3 , y = 7/9 ]
29. 4x + 2y = x2 + xy  4x = 2
15. xy = 4 ; 2x + 3y = 14
[x= 1 ,y = 4  ; x = 6 , y = 2/3 ]
[ x = 1,y= 3 , x = 2 , y = 5 ]
16. k  h = 2 ; k2 + 2h2 = 9 (3 decimal places)
[ x = 0.742 ,y = 2.742  ; x =  6.742 , y = 4.742 ]

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30. Solve the simultaneous equation p  m  2
and p 2  2m  8 . Give your answers correct
to three decimal places. [SPM 2004]
[Ans: m=0.606, p=2.606 or m=-6.606, p= 4.606] SIMULTANEOUS EQUATION _ 08 SE 08

31. Solve the simultaneous equation Solve the following simultaneous equations.
1
x  y  1 and y 2  10  2 x
2 40. 2x + y = 1 ; 5x2  y2 = 11
[SPM 2005]
x = 2, y= 3, x = 6 y = 11
[Ans: x=3, y=4 or x=1/2, y= 3]
41. 2x  y = 1 ; 9x  2y2 + 9 = 0
2

32. Solve the simultaneous equation 2 x  y  1 x = 1, y = 3 , x =7,y = 15

and 2 x 2  y 2  xy  5 . Give your answers 1 2
42. x + 2y = 2 ;  5
correct to three decimal places. x y
x = 1,y = ½ x= 2/5 y = 4/5
[SPM 2006] 43. 4x + 2y = x + xy  4x = 2
2

[Ans: x=1.443, y=1.886 or z=0.693, y=2.386] x = 1, y = 3 x = 2 y = 5

44. Solve the following simultaneous equations
33. Solve the following simultaneous equations: and give your answers correct to four
2 x  y  3  0 , 2 x 2  10 x  y  9  0
decimal places.
[SPM 2007]
[Ans: x=3, y=3 or x=1, y=1] 2x + 3y + 1 = 0 ; x2 + 6xy + 6 = 0

34. Solve the following simultaneous equations:

x  3 y  4  0 , x 2  xy  40  0 x =1.1196, y =  1.0797 , x = 1.7863 y = 0.8575
[SPM 2008]
[Ans: x=5, y=3 or x=6, y=2/3]
45. Solve the equations 4x + y + 8 = x2 + x – y = 2 .
x =  1 , y =2 , x = 4 , y = 10
35. Solve the simultaneous equations k – 3p = – 1
and p + pk – 2k = 0 [ SPM 2009 ] x 2
Give your answers correct to three decimal places. 46. Solve the simultaneous equations 3  y  4
[ p = 1.577, k = 3.731 ; p=0.423 , k = 0.268 ]
and x + 6y = 3. x = 0, y = ½ , x = 15 , y = – 2
2
47. Given the curve y = 8(1 – x) and the straight
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y
line = 4. Without plotting a graph,
x
36. Find the points of intersection between the calculate the intersection points for both graphs .
curve y2 – 2x = 13 and the straight line 1
( ,2) and (– 1, – 4)
x–y=1. [ (2, 3), (5, 6) ] 2
37. If (3,1) is one of the solution of simultaneous 48. Solve the simultaneous equations 2x + 3y = 9
equation mx – 3y = 15 and 6y x
  1 .
8x2 – 27y2 = 5n , find the value of m and n . and x y
Hence, find the other solution . x = 3 , y = 1 , x = 18 , y = – 9
[m = 4, n = 9 ] x y
38. The straight line y = 2x + 3 intersect the curve 49. Solve the simultaneous equations  3 0
3 2
xy + 20 = 5y at point A and point B .
3 2 1
Calculate the coordinates of point A and B. and   0 .
x y 2
x = 9 , y = 12 ,x = – 6  , y = 2
5
A( ,8) B 1 , 5  50. Solve the simultaneous equations 3x – 5 = 2y
2
and y(x + y) = x(x + y)  5
39. Given that (3k, 2p) is a solution of the x=3,y=2
simultaneous equations x – 2y = 4 and 51 . Given that M = 2x – y , N = 3x + 1 and
2 3 R = xy – 8 . Find the values of x and y
  1 . Find the value of k and p .
x 2y such that 2M = N = R .

3 3
p  1, p  ; x=–2,y=  ; x=9,y=4
4 2
8 1 52. Solve the simultaneous equations below and give
k ,k 
3 3
2
 your answers correct to two decimal places,
68. 2x + 3y = 6 ; ( 2x +1 )2 + 6 ( y – 2 )2 = 49
x = – 3 , y = 4 ; x = 12/5 , y = 2/5
x
x – 4y = 9 ; 3y = 7 
2
. 69. 2x + 4y = 9 ; 4 (x2+4y2) = 4 (5x+y) – 19
2
x = 11.56 , x = 3.76 ; y = 0.64 , y = – 1.31 x = 7/2 , y = ½ ; x = 13/4 y = 5/8

53. Solve the simultaneous equations 4x + y =  8

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and x2 + x – y = 2 . x = – 2 , y = 0 , x = – 3  y = 4
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m = 2 , n = – 1 , m = 14/11 , n = – 5/11
54. y = 2x + 8 ; 8x + y2 = 0
3 2 3
x= – 2 , y = 4 ; x = – 8 , y = – 8 71. 2x – 3y = 6 ; x y2

55. y + x = 11 ; xy = 28 x = 1 , y = – 4/3 ; x = 6 , y = 2

x=4,y=7,x=7,y=4
72. h – k = 3 ; h2 + 3k = 10 . ( 4 sig. Figures)
56. y = 12 – x ; x2 + y2 = 90
h = 3.110 , y = 0.1100 ; h = – 6.110 , k = –9.110
x = 3 , y = 9 , x = 9 ,y = 3
n 3m
73. m + n = 2 ;   5 ( 3 dec.places)
57. y + 2x – 6 = 0 ; xy + y2 – 8 = 0 m n
x=2,y=2;x=7,y= –8
m = 0.377,n =1.623 ; m = 1.178, n = 0.822
2 2
58. 2x + 3y = 8 ; 2x + 3y = 110
74. x + 2y = – 3 ; 7x + 3xy = 1
x = 7 , y = – 2 ; x = – 19/5 ‘ y = 26/5
x = 2/3 , y = –11/6 ; x = 1 , y = – 2

59. 5y – 6x = 2 ; 4y2 – 3x2 – 4xy = 0 3 8

75. 2x + 3y = 6 ; x  y  1
x = 4/3 , y = 2 ; x = – 4/17 , y = 2/17 x= –3,y=4

60. 2x – 5y = 12x2 – 5y2 = 7 76. x – 7y = 2 ; x2 – 7xy – 34 y2 = – 16

x = 1 , y = – 1 ; x = – 3/2 ‘ y =– 2 x = – 36/ 17 , y = – 10/17, x = 9 , y = 1

1 2 77. 3x + y – 4 = x2 – y + x = 4
61. x + 3y = 3 ;  2
x 3y
x = 1 , y = 2/3 ; x = 3/2 , y = ½ x = 2 , y = 2 ; x = – 6 , y = 26

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62. x + y = 9 ; xy = 8 78. x + 3y = – 7 ; y2 – 2x + y = 8

x=1,y=8;x=8,y=1 x= – 4 , y = – 1 ; x = 11 , y = – 6

63. x + y = 4 ; x2 + y2 – 76 = 3xy 79. p – m = 7 ; p2 + 3m = 12 ( dec. places )

p = 4.437, m = – 2.563 ; p = – 7. 437 , m = – 14.437
x= –2,y=6x=6,y= –2

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64. x – y = 2 ; y–1= 80. x  y  3 ; y2 + 3 = 5x
x 5
x = 19/5 , y = – 4 ; x = 12/5 , y = 3
x= –2,y=–4,x=5,y=3

65. 2 p + q = 5 ; p2 + q2 = 10 81. 2x + y = 1 ; 2x2 + 3xy + 4 = 0 ( 3 dec. places)

x = 1.443 , y = – 1.886 ; x = – 0.693, y = 2.386
p=3,q= –1,p=1,q=3
82. 3x – 2y = 6 ; 2x2 + 4xy – 2 = 0
66. 3p – q = 7 ; p2 + pq – q2 = 1
x = 1.651 , y = – 0.524 ; x = – 0.151 y = – 3.227
p=5,q=8;p=2,q=–1

2 3 83. 2x + 5 + y = 7 ; y ( x + y ) – x (y + x ) = 20
67. 2x + 3 y = 10 ; x  y  5
x = – 4/3 , y = 14/3 , x = 4 , y = – 6
x = 4 , y = 2/3 ; x = ½ y = 3
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 4x 9 y
  15
86. Solve the simultaneous equations
84. x – 2y = 1 ; y x
x = 3 , y = 1 , x = – 3/5 , y = – 4/5 2x – 3y + 4 = 0 ; x2 – 5xy – 1 = 0
Name : _____________________________________
Give your answer correct to 4 significant figures.
Form : _____________________________________ [ x = –2.698, y = – 0.4655 ; x = – 0.1595 , y = 1.227 ]
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85. Solve the simultaneous equations

4x 9y
x – 2y = 1 ; y  x  15
[ x= 3 , y =1 , x= – 3/5 , y = – 4/5 ]

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87. Solve the simultaneous equations. 88.Given that (– 2p, 3k ) is a solution to simultaneous
1
 y  3  2y  x
x equation x + 2y =3 and x2 + y2 = 5 . find the value
[ x = – 9.216 , y = – 3.108 ; x = 0.216 y = 1.608 ] of p and k. [ p=1/2 , k=2/3 , p= – 11/10 , k = 2/15 ]