JUNE 2009 CXC MATHEMATICS GENERAL PROFICIENCY (PAPER 2)

Section I

2 1
2 +1
1. a. (i) Required To Calculate: 3 5
2
6
5
Calculation:
Numerator:
2 1
2 +1
3 5
5(2 ) + 3(1) 13
3 =3
15 15
13
3
Numerator
= 15
Denominator 2
6
5
58
= 15
32
5
58 5
= ´
15 32
58
=
96
29
= (exact )
48

æ 0.0256 ö
(ii) Required To Calculate: ç ÷
è 25 ø
Calculation:
æ 0.0256 ö
ç ÷ = 0.032
è 25 ø
= 3.2 ´ 10 -2 in standard from
b. Data: Truck driver earns $560 for a 40 hour work week.
(i) Required To Calculate: His hourly rate.
Calculation:
$560
Hourly rate of the driver =
40
= $14 per hour

(ii) Data: Overtime is paid at one and a half times the basic rate.
Required To Calculate: Overtime wage for 10 hours of overtime.
Calculation:
1
Overtime rate = 1 ´ $14 per hour
2
= $21 per hour

Overtime wage for 10 hours of overtime = 21´ 10

= $210

(iii) Required To Calculate: Total wages earned by driver for a 55 hour

week.
Calculation:
For a 55 hour work week, total wages
= $560 for the first 40 hours + ($21 ´ 15) for the next 15 hours of overtime
= $560 + ($21 ´ 15)
= $560 + $315
= $875

2. a. Required To Factorise: (i)

2ax + 3ay - 2bx - 3by, (ii ) 5 x 2 - 20 and (iii )3x 2 + 4 x - 15 .
Solution:
(i) 2ax + 3ay - 2bx - 3by = a (2 x + 3 y ) - b (2 x + 3 y )
= (2 x + 3 y )(a - b )

(ii) (
5 x 2 - 20 = 5 x 2 - 4 )
{
= 5 ( x ) - (2 )
2 2
}
(This is a difference of 2 squares)
= 5( x - 2 )( x + 2 )

(iii) 3x 2 + 4 x - 15 = (3x - 5)(x + 3)

b. Data: Cost of biscuits at $x per pack and ice cream at $y per cup.
(i) Required To Find: Pair of simultaneous equations in x and y to represent
the information given.
Solution:
1 pack of biscuits and 2 cups of ice cream cost ${(1 ´ x ) + (2 ´ y )}
Hence, x + 2 y = 8 (data )

Similarly, 3 packs of biscuits and 1 cup of ice cream cost

${(3 ´ x ) + (1 ´ y )} .
Hence, 3 x + y = 9

(ii) Required To Solve: Equations to find x and y.

Solution:
Let
x + 2y = 8 …(1)
3x + y = 9 …(2)
From equation (1)
x = 8 - 2y
Substitute in (2)
3(8 - 2 y ) + y = 9
24 - 6 y + y = 9
24 - 5 y = 9
24 - 9 = 5 y
5 y = 15
y=3

Substitute y = 3 x = 8 - 2(3)
=2

\ 1 pack of biscuits costs $2 and 1 cup of ice cream costs $3.

3. a. Data: Survey results of 50 students who owned cellular phones and digital
cameras.
(i) Required To Complete: Venn diagram to represent the information
given.
Solution:
 (ii) Required To Find: Expression in terms of x for the total number of
students in the survey.
Solution:
Total number of students in the survey
= (23 - x ) + x + (18 - x ) + 2 x
= 41 + x

(iii) Required To Calculate: x

Calculation:
41 + x = 50 (data )
x = 50 - 41
=9

b. (i) Required To Construct: Rhombus PQRS, with diagonal PR = 6 cm and

RPˆ Q = 60° .
Solution:

Since QPˆ R = 60° , then QRˆ P = 60° . Arc PS = Arc RS = Arc PQ.
 (ii) Required To Find: Length of QS.
Solution:
PS = 10.4 cm (by measurement).

4. a. Data: Table showing the readings of an aircraft flight record.

(i) Required To Calculate: Distance travelled in km.
Calculation:
The distance travelled in km = Final reading – Previous reading
= 1083 - 957
= 126 km
(ii) Required To Calculate: Average speed of the aircraft in kmh-1
Calculation:

The time of flight = 09 : 07 _

08 : 55
12 minutes
12
= hours
60

Total distance covered

Hence, average speed =
Total time taken
126
=
12
60
= 630 kmh -1

b. Data: Map with a scale of 1 : 50 000 showing two points L and M.

(i) Required To Measure: Distance on the map from L to M.
Solution:
Distance LM on the map = 7.0 cm (by measurement)

(ii) Required To Calculate: Actual distance from L to M.

Calculation:
7 ´ 50 000
Actual distance from L to M = km
1 000 ´ 100
= 3.5 km

(iii) Data: Actual distance on the map between 2 points is 4.5 km.
Required To Calculate: Distance on the map between the 2 points.
 Calculation:
Actual distance between 2 point = 4.5 km = 4.5 ´ 1 000 ´ 100 cm

Distance between 2 points on map = (4.5 ´ 1 000 ´ 100 ) ÷ 50 000

= 9 cm

5. a. Data: f ( x ) = 2 x - 5 and g ( x ) = x 2 - 31
(i) Required To Calculate: f (- 2 ).
Calculation:
f (- 2 ) = 2(- 2 ) - 5
= -4 - 5
= -9

(ii) Required To Calculate: gf (1) .

Calculation:
f (1) = 2(1) - 5
= 2-5
= -3
gf (1) = g (- 3)
= (- 3) - 31
2

= 9 - 31
= -22

(iii) Required To Calculate: f -1 (3) .

Calculation:
Let
y = 2x - 5
y + 5 = 2x
y+5
x=
2
Replace y by x
x+5
f -1 ( x ) = Hence, f-1 (3) = (3 + 5) / 2 = 4
2

b. Data: y = x 2 + 2 x - 3 and an incomplete table of x and y values.

(i) Required To Complete: Table of x and y values.
Solution:
 x -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
y 5 (0) -3 -4 -3 (0) 5

y = (- 3) + 2(- 3) - 3
2
When x = -3
=9-6-3
=0
y = (1) + 2(1) - 3
2
When x = 1
=0

(ii) Required To Draw: Graph of y = x 2 + 2 x - 3 for - 4 £ x £ 2 .

Solution:

6. Data: Diagram showing triangles A, B and D.

a. (i) Required To Find: Transformation which maps triangle A onto triangle
D.
Solution:
 Triangle A is mapped onto triangle D by a horizontal shift of 3 units to the
right and 4 units vertically upwards. This may be represented by the
æ 3ö
translation, T, where T = çç ÷÷ .
è 4ø

(ii) Required To Find: Transformation which maps triangle A onto triangle

B.
Solution:
Since orientation changes, B is a rotation of A.

The above diagram shows how to obtain the centre of rotation.

Join two pairs of corresponding image and object points.

Then construct the perpendicular bisector of each line.
The point at which the two bisectors meet is the center of rotation.
The origin is therefore the center of rotation.
 To obtain the angle of rotation measure the angle AOB.

Triangle A is mapped onto triangle B by a rotation of 90° clockwise about

O.
æ 0 1ö
çç -1 0 ÷÷
A ¾¾ ¾
¾® B
è ø

(iii) Required To Find: Coordinates of the vertices of triangle C.

Solution:
Triangle A is mapped onto triangle C after a reflection in the line y = x .
Reflection in y = x
A ¾¾ ¾ ¾ ¾¾® C
æ 0 1 ö æ 2 5 5ö æ 1 1 3ö
çç ÷÷ çç ÷÷ = çç ÷÷
è 1 0 ø è 1 1 3ø è 2 5 5ø
The vertices of C are (1, 2), (1, 5) and (3, 5).
 7. Data: Table showing the waiting time of students at a school canteen.
a. Required To Complete: Table showing cumulative frequency.
Solution:

The data is that of a continuous variable.

Waiting time in L.C.B U.C.B. No. of students, Cumulative Points to be

minutes, t f frequency plotted
(U.C.B., C.F.)
(0.5, 0)
1–5 0.5 £ t < 5.5 4 4 (5.5, 4)
6 – 10 5.5 £ t < 10.5 7 11 (10.5, 11)
11 – 15 10.5 £ t < 15.5 11 22 (15.5, 22)
16 – 20 15.5 £ t < 20.5 18 40 (20.5, 40)
21 – 25 20.5 £ t < 25.5 22 62 (25.5, 62)
26 – 30 25.5 £ t < 30.5 10 72 (30.5, 72)
31 – 35 30.5 £ t < 35.5 5 77 (35.5, 77)
36 – 40 35.5 £ t < 40.5 3 80 (40.5, 80)

The point (0.5, 0) is obtained by extrapolation so that the curve starts from the
horizontal axis.
b. Required To Complete: Cumulative frequency curve.
Solution:

c. (i) Required To Find: Median for the data:

Solution:
From the graph, or the table of values, the median for the data = 20.5
minutes.

(ii) Required To Find: Number of students who waited for no more than 29
minutes.
Solution:
From the graph, 70 students waited no longer than 29 minutes.

(iii) Required To Calculate: Probability a randomly chosen student waited no

more than 17 minutes.
Solution:
 No. of students who waited £ 17mins
P(Student waited £ 17 minutes ) =
Total no. of students
27
=
80

8. Data: Sequence of diagrams.

Required To Draw: Next diagram in the sequence.
Solution:
Answer Sheet for Question 8

Diagram Number of Pattern for Calculating

Number Unit Squares Number of Unit Squares
1 1 12 + 0 2
2 5 2 2 + 12
3 13 32 + 2 2
4 25 4 2 + 32
10 181 10 2 + 9 2
15 421 152 + 14 2

We notice that the expression in column 3 is the square of the number in column 1
added to the square of the number in column 1 of the previous row.
Column 2 is the result of column 3.

(i) Required To Complete: The table given for diagram 4.

Solution:
Column 3 should be 4 2 + 32
 Column 2 = 4 2 + 32
= 16 + 9
= 25

(ii) Required To Complete: The table given for diagram 10.

Solution:
Column 3 should be 10 2 + 9 2
Column 2 = 10 2 + 9 2
= 100 + 81
= 181

(iii) Required To Complete: The table given for diagram with 421 unit
squares.

Solution:
Let column 1 be n.
Therefore, column 3 will be n 2 + (n - 1) .
2

n 2 + (n - 1) = 421
2

n 2 + n 2 - 2n + 1 = 421
2n 2 - 2n - 420 = 0
n 2 - n - 210 = 0

(n - 15)(n + 14) = 0
n = 15 or - 14
n ¹ - ve
\ n = 15

Hence, in (iii), column 1 is 15, and column 3 is 152 + 14 2 .

 Section II

9. a. Data: y = 4 - 2 x and y = 2 x 2 - 3 x + 1 .
Required To Calculate: x and y.
Calculation:
Let
y = 4 - 2x …(1)
and y = 2 x 2 - 3 x + 1 …(2)
Equating (1) and (2)
4 - 2 x = 2 x 2 - 3x + 1
2 x 2 - 3x + 1 - 4 + 2 x = 0
2x2 - x - 3 = 0
(2 x - 3)(x + 1) = 0
1
x = -1 or 1
2

When x = -1 y = 4 - 2(- 1)
=6
1 æ 1ö
When x = 1 y = 4 - 2ç1 ÷
2 è 2ø
=1
1
Hence, x = -1 and y = 6 OR x = 1 and y = 1 .
2

Required To Express: 2 x 2 - 3 x + 1 in the form a( x + h ) + k .

2
b.
Solution:
(
a( x + h ) + k = a x 2 + 2hx + h 2 + k
2
)
= ax + 2ahx + ah 2 + k
2

Equating coefficient of x 2 .
a = 2ÎÂ
Equating coefficient of x.
- 3 = 2(2 )h
3
h = - ÎÂ
4
Equating constants.
 2
æ 3ö
2ç - ÷ + k = 1
è 4ø
9
+ k =1
8
1
k = - ÎÂ
8
2
æ 3ö 1
And 2 x - 3 x + 1 º 2ç x - ÷ - .
2

è 4ø 8
OR
æ 3 ö
2 x 2 - 3 x + 1 = 2ç x 2 - x ÷ + 1
è 2 ø
1 æ 3ö 3
Half the coefficient of x is ç - ÷ = - .
2è 2ø 4
2
æ 3ö
= 2ç x - ÷ + *
è 4ø
æ 3 9ö 1
2ç x 2 - x + ÷ = 2 x 2 - 3 x + 1
è 2 16 ø 8
1
- =*
8
1
2
æ 3ö 1
Hence, 2 x - 3 x + 1 º 2ç x - ÷ - is of the form a( x + h ) + k , where
2 2

è 4ø 8
3 1
a = 2 Î Â , h = - Î Â and k = - Î Â .
4 8

c. (i) Required To Find: The minimum value of 2 x 2 - 3 x + 1 .

Solution:
Let
y = 2 x 2 - 3x + 1
2
æ 3ö 1
= 2ç x - ÷ -
è 4ø 8
2
æ 3ö
2ç x - ÷ ³ 0 "x
è 4ø
1
\ y min = 0 -
8
1
=-
8
 (ii) Required To Find: x at which minimum value occurs.
Solution:
At
2
æ 3ö
2ç x - ÷ = 0
è 4ø
2
æ 3ö
çx - ÷ = 0
è 4ø
3
x=
4
1 3
Minimum value of 2 x 2 - 3 x + 1 is - at x = .
8 4

OR

The minimum value of 2 x 2 - 3 x + 1 occurs at

- (- 3)
x=
2(2 )
3
=
4
3
When x = the minimum value is
4
2
æ3ö æ3ö æ9ö 1
2ç ÷ - 3ç ÷ + 1 = 2ç ÷ - 2 + 1
è4ø è4ø è 16 ø 4
1 1
= 1 - 2 +1
8 4
1 1
=2 -2
8 4
1
=-
8

d. Required To Sketch: The graph of 2 x 2 - 3 x + 1 showing coordinates of the

minimum point, the y intercept and the values of x where the graph cuts the x –
axis.
Solution:
y = 2 x 2 - 3x + 1
2
æ 3ö 1
= 2ç x - ÷ -
è 4ø 8
Let
 2
æ 3ö 1
2ç x - ÷ - = 0
è 4ø 8
2
æ 3ö 1
2ç x - ÷ =
è 4ø 8
2
æ 3ö 1
çx - ÷ =
è 4ø 16
3 1
x- =±
4 4
3 1
x= ±
4 4
1
= 1 or
2

OR

2 x 2 - 3x + 1 = 0
(2 x - 1)(x - 1) = 0
1
x= or 1
2
1
and the curve cuts the x – axis at 1 and .
2

y = 2(0 ) - 3(0 ) + 1
2
When x = 0
=1
y cuts the y – axis at 1.
1 3
y min = - at x = .
8 4
æ3 1ö
\ ç , - ÷ is the minimum point of y = 2 x 2 - 3 x + 1 .
è4 8ø
 10. Data: Conditions involving a shop’s demands when buying x guitars and y violins.
a. (i) Required To Find: The inequality to represent the information given.
Solution:
No. of violins must be less or equal to the no. of guitars.
y £ x …(1)

(ii) Data: Cost of one guitar is $150 and the cost of one violin is $300.
Required To Find: The inequality to represent the information given.
Solution:
The cost of x guitars at $150 each and y violins at $300 each is
($150 ´ x ) + ($300 ´ y ) .
Maximum amount to spend is $4 500.
\150 x + 300 y £ 4 500
÷ 150
x + 2 y £ 30 ...(2)
(iii) Data: Owner of the shop must buy at least 5 violins.
Required To Find: The inequality to represent the information given.
Solution:
The owner must buy at least 5 violins.
\y³5 …(3)
b. (i)-(ii) Required To Draw: The graphs of the lines associated with the
inequalities.
Solution:
The line y = 5 is a straight horizontal line.
The region which satisfies y ³ 5 is

Obtaining two points on the line y = x .

x y
0 0
30 30

The region with the smaller angle represents the £ region.

The region which satisfies y £ x is

Obtaining 2 points on the line x + 2 y = 30 .

 x y
0 15
30 0

The region with the smaller angle represents the £ region.

The region which satisfies x + 2 y £ 30 is

The feasible region is the area in which all three previously shaded regions
overlap.
 (iii) Required To State: The coordinates of the vertices of the shaded region.
Solution:
The vertices of the region that satisfies all the inequalities in ABC (the
feasible region).
A (5, 5) B (10, 10) C (20, 5)

c. Data: Profit of $60 made on each guitar and a profit of $100 made on each violin.
(i) Required To Express: The total profit in terms of x and y.
Solution:
Let the profit on x guitars at $60 each and y violins at $100 each be P.
\ P = (60 ´ x ) + (100 ´ y )
P = 60 x + 100 y

(ii) Required To Calculate: Maximum profit.

Calculation:
Testing (10, 10)
P = 60(10 ) + 100(10 )
= $1 600
 Testing (20, 5)
P = 60(20 ) + 100(5)
= $1 700
Maximum profit = $1 700 when shop sells 20 guitars and 5 violins.

11. a. Data: Diagram showing a circle with centre O. Tangent DCE touches the circle at
C. ACˆ E = 48° and OCˆ B = 26° .

(i) Required To Calculate: ABˆ C

Calculation:
ABˆ C = 48°
(The angle made by a tangent to a circle and chord, at the point of contact
is equal to the angle in the alternate segment).

(ii) Required To Calculate: AOˆ C

Calculation:
AOˆ C = 2(48°)
= 96°
(The angle subtended by a chord (AC) at the centre of a circle equals twice
the angle it subtends at the circumference, standing on the same arc).

(iii) Required To Calculate: BCˆ D

Calculation:
OC = OA (radii)
OAˆ C = OCˆ A
(The base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal).
 180° - 96°
OCˆ A =
2
= 42°
(The sum of the angles in a triangle = 180°).
BCˆ D = 180° - (48° + 42° + 26°)
= 64°
(Sum of angles in a triangle = 180°).

(iv) Required To Calculate: BAˆ C

Calculation:
BAˆ C = 64°
(The angle made by a tangent to a circle and a chord, at the point of
contact equal the angle in the alternate segment).

(v) Required To Calculate: OAˆ C

Calculation:
OAˆ C = 42° (from iii)

(iv) Required To Calculate: OAˆ B

Calculation:
BAˆ C = 64°
OAˆ B = 64° - 42°
= 22°

b. Data: Diagram showing two hurricane tracking stations relative to a fixed point.
(i) Required To Complete: Diagram labelling the bearings 025° and 080°.

Solution:
N

P
 (ii) (a) Required To Calculate: OPˆ Q
Calculation:
OPˆ S = 25° (Alternate angles)
PQˆ S = 180° - 80°
= 100° (Angles in a straight line)
OPˆ Q = 100° + 25°
= 125°

(b) Required To Calculate: Length of OQ.

Calculation:
OQ 2 = (400 ) + (700 ) - 2(400 )(700 ) cos125° (cos law)
2 2

= 971202.8
OQ = 985.496 km
= 985 km ( to the nearest km)

(c) Required To Calculate: Bearing of Q from O.

Calculation:
Let POˆ Q = q °
700 985.496
= (sin law)
sin q sin 125°
700 sin 125°
sin q =
985.496
= 0.5818
q = 35.6°
The bearing of Q from O = 25° + 35.6°
= 060.6°

12. NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED FOR THIS QUESTION SINCE IT IS

BASED ON EARTH GEOMETRY WHICH IS NO LONGER ON THE
SYLLABUS

æ - 2ö æ 4ö
13. a. Data: OA = çç ÷÷ and OB = çç ÷÷ .
è 5ø è 2ø
 æ xö
(i) Required To Express: AB and AG in the form çç ÷÷ .
è yø
Solution:
AB = AO + OB
æ - 2ö æ 4ö
= - çç ÷÷ + çç ÷÷
è 5 ø è 2ø
æ 6ö
= çç ÷÷
è - 3ø
æ xö
is of the form çç ÷÷ , where x = 6 and y = - 3
è yø

1
AG = AB
3
1æ 6 ö
= çç ÷÷
3 è - 3ø
æ2ö
= çç ÷÷
è - 1ø
æ xö
is of the form çç ÷÷ , where x = 2 and y = -1 .
è yø

æ xö
(ii) Required To Express: OG in the form çç ÷÷ .
è yø
Solution:
 OG = OA + AG
æ - 2ö æ 2 ö
= çç ÷÷ + çç ÷÷
è 5 ø è - 1ø
æ0ö
= çç ÷÷
è 4ø
æ xö
is of the form çç ÷÷ , where x = 0 and y = 4 .
è yø

b. Data: A vector diagram with B, the midpoint of OX, C the midpoint of AB and
#####⃗ = 3𝑎 and #####⃗
OD = 2DA, 𝑂𝐴 𝑂𝐵 = 𝑏.

#####⃗
𝑂𝐵 = 𝑏
#####⃗
𝐵𝑋 = 𝑏
𝑂𝐷 = 2𝐷𝐴
######⃗ = - 𝑂𝐴
𝑂𝐷 #####⃗
.
-
= . (3𝑎)
= 2𝑎
#####⃗ = 𝑎
𝐷𝐴

(i) (a) Required To Find: AB in terms of a and b.

Solution:
#####⃗
𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝑂 #####⃗ + #####⃗
𝑂𝐵
= −(3𝑎) + 𝑏
= −3𝑎 + 𝑏

(b) Required To Find: AC in terms of a and b.

Solution:
 1
#####⃗ = #####⃗
𝐴𝐶 𝐴𝐵
2
1
= (−3𝑎 + 𝑏)
2
1 1
= −1 𝑎 + 𝑏
2 2

(c) Required To Find: DC in terms of a and b.

Solution:
#####⃗
𝐷𝐶 = #####⃗
𝐷𝐴 + 𝐴𝐶#####⃗
5 5
= 𝑎 + (−1 - 𝑎 + - 𝑏)
5 5
= −-𝑎 +-𝑏

(d) Required To Find: DX in terms of a and b.

Solution:
𝐷𝑋 = ######⃗
#####⃗ 𝐷𝑂 + #####⃗
𝑂𝑋
= −(2𝑎) + 2𝑏
= −2𝑎 + 2𝑏

(ii) Required To Find: Two geometrical relationships between DX and DC.

Solution:
#####⃗
𝐷𝑋 = −2𝑎 + 2𝑏
5 5
= 4(− - 𝑎 + - 𝑏)
#####⃗
= 4𝐷𝐶

\ DX = 4 ´ DC and DX is parallel to DC .

(iii) Required To Find: One geometrical relationship between points D, C and

X.
Solution:
Since DC and DX are parallel and D is a common point, then C must lie
on DX. Therefore, D, C and X lie on the same straight line OR are
collinear.
 æ x 4ö
14. a. Data: M = çç ÷÷ and det M = 13 .
è3 xø
Required To Calculate: x
Calculation:
det M = ( x ´ x ) - (4 ´ 3)
= x 2 - 12
Hence,
x 2 - 12 = 13
\ x 2 = 25
x = ±5

æ - 1 0ö æ 0 1ö
b. Data: R = çç ÷÷ and S = çç ÷÷ .
è 0 1ø è - 1 0ø
R represents a reflection in the y – axis.
S represents a 90° clockwise rotation about O.

(i) Required To Find: Matrix to represent combined transformation S

followed by R.
Solution:
The combined transformation S followed by R means S first and R second.
æ - 1 0ö æ 0 1ö æ 0 - 1 ö
This is written as RS and is çç ÷÷ çç ÷÷ = çç ÷
è 0 1ø è - 1 0ø è - 1 0 ÷ø

(ii) Required To Calculate: Image of the point (5, -2) under the combined
transformation:
Calculation:
(5, -2) under RS is
æ 0 - 1ö æ 5 ö æ (0 ´ 5) + (- 1 ´ -2 )ö
çç ÷÷ çç ÷÷ = çç ÷÷
è - 1 0 ø è - 2 ø è (- 1 ´ 5) + (0 ´ -2 ) ø
æ 2ö
= çç ÷÷
è - 5 ø
The image is (2, -5).

æ3 -1ö
c. Data: N = çç ÷
è2 5 ÷ø
(i) Required To Calculate: N -1
Calculation:
 det N = (3 ´ 5) - (- 1 ´ 2 )
= 15 + 2
= 17
1 æ 5 - (- 1)ö
\ N -1 = ç ÷
17 çè - (2 ) 3 ÷ø
æ 5 1ö
ç ÷
= ç 17 17 ÷
çç - 2 3÷
÷
è 17 17 ø

(ii) Required To Solve: For x and y in 3 x - y = 5 and 2 x + 5 y = 9 .

Solution:
3x - y = 5
2x + 5 y = 9
⎛ 3 −1 ⎞ ⎛ x ⎞ ⎛ 5 ⎞
⎜ 2 5 ⎟⎜ y ⎟ =⎜ ⎟
⎝ ⎠⎝ ⎠ ⎝ 9 ⎠
× N −1
⎛ 3 −1 ⎞ −1
⎛ x ⎞ −1
⎛ 5 ⎞
⎜ 2 5 ⎟ × N × ⎜ y ⎟=N ⎜ ⎟
⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠ ⎝ 9 ⎠
⎛ x ⎞ ⎛ 5 ⎞
I⎜ ⎟ = N −1 ⎜ ⎟
⎝ y ⎠ ⎝ 9 ⎠
⎛ 5 1 ⎞
⎛ x ⎞ ⎜ 17 17
⎟⎛ ⎞
⎜ y ⎟ =⎜ ⎟⎜ 5 ⎟
⎝ ⎠ ⎜ − 2 3 ⎟⎝ 9 ⎠
⎜⎝ 17 17 ⎟⎠

⎛ 25 9 ⎞
⎜ + ⎟
17 17
=⎜ ⎟
⎜ 10 27 ⎟
⎜⎝ − 17 + 17 ⎟⎠

⎛ 2 ⎞
=⎜ ⎟
⎝ 1 ⎠
Equating corresponding entries.
x = 2 and y = 1