SAKALANA VYAVAKALANBHYAM

This Sutra means 'by addition and by subtraction'. It can be applied in solving
a special type of simultaneous equations where the x - coefficients and the y coefficients are found interchanged.
Example
45x
23x 45y = 91

23y

1:
113

In the conventional method we have to make equal either the coefficient of x

or coefficient of y in both the equations. For that we have to multiply equation
( 1 ) by 45 and equation ( 2 ) by 23 and subtract to get the value of x and then
substitute the value of x in one of the equations to get the value of y or we have
to multiply equation ( 1 ) by 23 and equation ( 2 ) by 45 and then subtract to
get value of y and then substitute the value of y in one of the equations, to get
the value of x. It is difficult process to think of.
From

Sankalana

vyavakalanabhyam

add
+ ( 23x
=
204

45y

subtract
one
i.e., ( 45x 23y ) ( 23x
i.e.,
22x
+
22y
=
22

from
45y ) =
x
+

i.e., ( 45x
i.e.,
68x

23y )

68y

113
y

them,
+ 91
=
3

other,
113 91
y
=
1

and repeat the same sutra, we get x = 2 and y = - 1

Very simple addition and subtraction are enough, however big the
coefficients may be.
Example

Oh

1955x

476x 1955y = -4913

!

what

just

add,

2431(

subtract,

1479

once

again

subtract - 2y = - 6

476y

x
(

problem

y
+

)
y

add,
y=3

2x

=
)

2:
2482

And

still

2431

7395

=
=
=

-1
5
2

Solve the following problems using Sankalana Vyavakalanabhyam.

1.

2x

2.

3x

5x
21x

3.
659x
956x + 659y = 3889

3y

2y

18
17

21y
5y

26
26

956y

4186