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Systems of Equations · Challenge problem

The constants pp and qq are positive and unequal. Solve for xx and yy.

xp+yq=1xq+yp=1\begin{aligned} \dfrac{x}{p} + \dfrac{y}{q} = 1 \\ \dfrac{x}{q} + \dfrac{y}{p} = 1 \end{aligned}