Problem

Solve the following system of equations and find the union of the solutions: 2x+3y=6 and 5xy=10

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The union of the solutions is the set of all solutions. Since there is only one solution to this system of equations, the union is simply the set {367,67}

Steps

Step 1 :First, isolate y in both equations. For the first equation, we get y=62x3=22x3. For the second equation, we get y=5x10

Step 2 :Then, set these two expressions for y equal to each other and solve for x: 22x3=5x10. This simplifies to 5x+2x3=12, then x=1237=367

Step 3 :Substitute x=367 into the first equation, we get 2367+3y=6, then solve for y, we get y=623673=6723621=1821=67

Step 4 :So the solutions to the system of equations are x=367, y=67

Step 5 :The union of the solutions is the set of all solutions. Since there is only one solution to this system of equations, the union is simply the set {367,67}

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