# Solution - Equations Reducible to a Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables

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#### Question

Solve the following systems of equations

(i)\frac{15}{u} + \frac{2}{v} = 17

\frac{1}{u} + \frac{1}{v} = \frac{36}{5}

(ii)  \frac{11}{v} – \frac{7}{u} = 1

\frac{9}{v} + \frac{4}{u} = 6

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Solution for concept: Equations Reducible to a Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables. For the course 8th-10th CBSE
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