Basic Manipulation

Algebra Level 2

If ( 3 ) x + y = 9 (\sqrt{3})^{x+y}=9 and ( 2 ) x y = 32 (\sqrt{2})^{x-y}=32 , then find the value of 2 x + y 2x+y .


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2 solutions

Ikkyu San
May 13, 2015

( 3 ) x + y = 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) x y = 32 ( 2 ) \begin{aligned}(\color{#20A900}{\sqrt{3})^{x+y}=}&\ \color{#20A900}9\Rightarrow(\color{#20A900}1)\\\color{#624F41}{(\sqrt{2})^{x-y}=}&\ \color{#624F41}{32}\Rightarrow(\color{#624F41}2)\end{aligned}

From equation ( 1 ) (\color{#20A900}1) that is,

( 3 ) x + y = 9 ( 3 1 2 ) x + y = 3 2 3 x + y 2 = 3 2 x + y 2 = 2 x + y = 4 ( 3 ) \begin{aligned}\color{#20A900}{(\sqrt{3})^{x+y}=}&\ \color{#20A900}9\\(3^{\frac{1}{2}})^{x+y}=&\ 3^2\\3^{\frac{x+y}{2}}=&\ 3^2\\\frac{x+y}{2}=&\ 2\\\color{#D61F06}{x+y=}&\ \color{#D61F06}4\Rightarrow(\color{#D61F06}3)\end{aligned}

From equation ( 2 ) (\color{#624F41}2) that is,

( 2 ) x y = 32 ( 2 1 2 ) x y = 2 5 2 x y 2 = 2 5 x y 2 = 5 x y = 10 ( 4 ) \begin{aligned}\color{#624F41}{(\sqrt{2})^{x-y}=}&\ \color{#624F41}{32}\\(2^{\frac{1}{2}})^{x-y}=&\ 2^5\\2^{\frac{x-y}{2}}=&\ 2^5\\\frac{x-y}{2}=&\ 5\\\color{#3D99F6}{x-y=}&\ \color{#3D99F6}{10}\Rightarrow(\color{#3D99F6}4)\end{aligned}

Equation ( 3 ) (\color{#D61F06}3) + + Equation ( 4 ) (\color{#3D99F6}4) that is,

2 x = 14 x = 7 \begin{aligned}2x=14\Rightarrow\color{#69047E}{x=7}\end{aligned}

Equation ( 3 ) (\color{#D61F06}3) - Equation ( 4 ) (\color{#3D99F6}4) that is,

2 y = 6 y = 3 \begin{aligned}2y=-6\Rightarrow\color{#302B94}{y=-3}\end{aligned}

Thus, 2 x + y = 2 ( 7 ) + ( 3 ) = 14 3 = 11 2\color{#69047E}x+\color{#302B94}y=2(\color{#69047E}7)+(\color{#302B94}{-3})=14-3=\boxed{11}

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Beautiful solution as usual. Wonderful!

Oscar Rojas
May 12, 2015

x + y = 4 ,x-y= 10 ,x= 7 ,y=-3 ,2(7)+(-3) = 11

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