Linear equation in two variables
Question 1:

The cost of a notebook is twice the cost of a pen. Write a linear equation in two variables to represent this statement. (Take the cost of a notebook to be Rs. x and that of a pen to be Rs. y.)

Solution 1:

Let the cost of a notebook be ₹ x

Let the cost of a pen be ₹ y

Given: Cost of Notebook is twice the cost of Pen

Therefore, we can write the required linear equation in the form of,

Cost of notebook = 2 × Cost of pen x = 2y

x − 2y = 0

Question 2:

Express the following linear equations in the form ax + by + c = 0 and indicate the values of a, b, c in each case:


(i) 2x + 3y=9.35

Solution 

2x+3y=9.35 --------------- Equation (1)

2x+3y-9.35=0

Comparing this equation with standard form of the linear equation,ax + by + c = 0 we have,

a = 2,

b = 3,

c =-9.35

(ii)\(x- {y\over 5} -10=0\)

Solution

\(x- {y\over 5} -10=0\) --------------- Equation (1)

Comparing Equation (1) with standard form of the linear equation, ax + by + c = 0 we have,

a = 1,

\(b ={ -1\over5}\),

c = −10

(iii)−2x + 3y = 6

Solution

−2x + 3y = 6 --------------- Equation (1)

−2x + 3y − 6 = 0

Comparing this equation with standard form of the linear equation, ax + by + c = 0 we have,

a = −2,

b = 3,

c = −6

(iv)x = 3y

Solution

x = 3y --------------- Equation (1)

1x − 3y + 0 = 0

Comparing this equation with standard form of the linear equation, ax + by + c = 0 we have,

a = 1,

b = −3,

c = 0

(v)2x = − 5y

Solution

2x = −5y --------------- Equation (1)

2x + 5y + 0 = 0

Comparing this equation with standard form of the linear equation, ax + by + c = 0 we have,

a = 2,

b = 5,

c = 0

(vi)3x + 2 = 0

Solution

3x + 2 = 0 --------------- Equation (1)

We can write Equation (1) as below,

3x + 0y + 2 = 0

Comparing this equation with ax + by + c = 0,

a = 3,

b = 0,

c= 2

(vii)y − 2 = 0

Solution

y − 2 = 0 --------------- Equation (1)

We can write Equation (1) as below,

0x + 1y − 2 = 0

Comparing this equation with standard form of the linear equation, ax + by + c = 0 we have,

a = 0,

b = 1,

c = −2

(viii)5 = 2x

Solution

 5 = 2x --------------- Equation (1)

−2x + 0y + 5 = 0

Comparing this equation with standard form of the linear equation, ax + by + c = 0 we have,

a = −2,

b = 0,

c = 5