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Solving Systems of Equations

Cramer’s Rule

By
Jeffrey Bivin
Lake Zurich High School

jeff.bivin@lz95.org

Last Updated: October 11, 2005


Cramer’s Rule
uses determinants
to solve the system

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System to be solved

5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9

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5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
16 2

-9 -5

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
16 2

-9 -5

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
16 2

-9 -5

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
16 2

-9 -5

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
16 2

-9 -5

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
16 2

-9 -5

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
16 2

-9 -5

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
16

-9

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
16 2

-9 -5

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
16 2

-9 -5

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
16 2

-9 -5

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
16 2

-9 -5

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
16 2

-9 -5
-80 — (-18) -62
-25 — 6 -31
5 2

3 -5 2
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jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
5 16

3 -9

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
5 16

3 -9

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
5 16

3 -9

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
5 16

3 -9

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
5 16

3 -9

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
5 16

3 -9

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
16

-9

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
5 16

3 -9

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
5 16

3 -9

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
5 16

3 -9

5 2

3 -5

jeff.bivin@lz95.org
5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
5 16

3 -9
-45 — 48 -93
-25 — 6 -31
5 2

3 -5 3
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Final Result

5x + 2y = 16
3x – 5y = -9
x=2
y=3 (2,3)
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