To find: Values of a and b for which the given system has a solution (b-1,b-2).
Answer to Problem 77HP
Value of ‘a’ is any real number but value of ‘b’ is 3.
Explanation of Solution
Given: system of equation,
consider
Substitute in equation 1, and simplify.
Take equation 2,
Therefore the value of b is 3.
From the calculationfirst that it eliminated while it does not appear in equation 2. Therefore a may be any real number but b is 3.
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