2.76 Solve \(A x= b\) and display the solution

Problem: Solve for x given that \(A x=b\) where

\[ A=\left ( {\begin {array} [c]{cc}1 & 2\\ 1 & 3 \end {array}} \right ) \]

and

\[ b=\left ( {\begin {array} [c]{c}5\\ 8 \end {array}} \right ) \]

These 2 equations represent 2 straight lines in a 2D space. An exact solution exist if the 2 lines intersect at a point. The 2 lines are \(x+2y=5\) and \(x+3y=8\).

Mathematica Remove["Global`*"]; ContourPlot[{x+2y==5,x+3y==8}, {x,-3,2}, {y,1.5,4}, ContourStyle->{{Red,Thickness[0.01]}, {Blue,Thickness[0.01]}}, GridLines->Automatic, GridLinesStyle->Dashed, ImageSize->300]
mat = {{1,2},{1,3}}; b = {5,8}; x = LinearSolve[mat,b]	{-1,3}

 

Matlab A = [1 2;1 3]; b = [5;8]; x = A\b

x = -1 3