The problem is to find the values of $x$ and $y$ given two equations: $\frac{2}{x} + \frac{3}{3y} = \frac{9}{xy}$ and $\frac{4}{x} + \frac{9}{y} = \frac{21}{xy}$, where $x \neq 0$ and $y \neq 0$.
2025/3/13
1. Problem Description
The problem is to find the values of and given two equations:
and , where and .
2. Solution Steps
First, simplify the equations:
(Equation 1)
(Equation 2)
Multiply both sides of Equation 1 by :
(Equation 3)
Multiply both sides of Equation 2 by :
(Equation 4)
Now we have a system of two linear equations:
(Equation 3)
(Equation 4)
Solve for in Equation 3:
(Equation 5)
Substitute Equation 5 into Equation 4:
However, if we substitute the given answer choices into the original equations, we can quickly find the solution.
Let's test option (d) :
Equation 1:
. So .
Let's test option (c) :
Equation 1:
. So .
Let's try to eliminate x from the two equations:
Multiply the first equation by 9:
Subtract the second equation from this:
Now re-examine the original equations. There was a mistake.
Equation 1 should be which gives .
Equation 2 is which gives .
Multiply Equation 1 by 9 to get .
Subtract Equation 2 from the result: , which implies , or .
Multiply Equation 1 by 2 to get .
Subtract Equation 2 from this to get , so which means . There's likely an error in the problem statement or OCR.
Let us re-evaluate the problem statement. It is and . This gives us
So we have . Substitute into the second equation.
However, if we test x=3 and y=1 (none of the options), the equations are inconsistent.
Try option (d), . Then , and .
So which is wrong.
The problem likely has a typo.
3. Final Answer
None of the answer choices satisfy the given equations. I suspect the equations are inconsistent, or there is a typo in the original problem. If we solve the equations as written, we get and . Therefore, there is no solution here.
If we have to guess and suppose there is a typo and should have been , then the first equation would have become , and we cannot solve this easily with the provided answers. Assuming there is a typo somewhere, I cannot determine which solution is correct. However, I think (d) is the closest solution.
Final Answer: (d) 1 and 3