If $x\left[\begin{array}{l}2 \\ 3\end{array}\right]+y\left[\begin{array}{c}-1 \\ 1\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{c}10 \\ 5\end{array}\right]$, find values of $x$ and $y$.
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Ans: Given:
$ \begin{aligned} &x\left[\begin{array}{l} 2 \\ 3 \end{array}\right]+y\left[\begin{array}{c} -1 \\ 1 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{c} 10 \\ 5 \end{array}\right] \\
&{\left[\begin{array}{l} 2 x \\ 3 x \end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{c} -y \\ y \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{c} 10 \\ 5 \end{array}\right]} \\ &{\left[\begin{array}{l} 2 x-y \\ 3 x+y \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{c} 10 \\ 5 \end{array}\right]} \end{aligned} $
Comparing the corresponding elements of these two matrices, we get $2 x-y=10$ and $3 x+y=5$
Adding these two equations, we have:
$ \begin{aligned} &5 \mathrm{x}=15 \\ &\Rightarrow \mathrm{x}=3 \end{aligned} $ Now, putting $x=3$ in any equation, we have: $ \begin{aligned} &\mathrm{y}=5-3 \mathrm{x} \\ &\Rightarrow \mathrm{y}=-4 \\ &\therefore \mathrm{x}=3 \text { and } \mathrm{y}=-4 \end{aligned} $