Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 2 - Matrices - 2.1 Operations with Matrices - 2.1 Exercises - Page 49: 46

Answer

$$x_1=2, \quad x_2=\frac {3}{2}, \quad x_3=\frac {3}{2}.$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$ \begin{aligned} x_{1}+ x_{2}-3 x_{3} &=-1 \\ -x_{1}+2 x_{2} &=1 \\ x_{1}- x_{2}+ x_{3} &=2 \end{aligned}. $$ The augmented matrix is given by $$ \left[ \begin {array}{cccc} 1&1&-3&1\\ -1&2&0&1 \\ 1&-1&1&2\end {array} \right] . $$ Using Gauss-Jordan elimination, we get the row-reduced echelon form as follows $$\left[ \begin {array}{cccc} 1&0&0&2\\ 0&1&0&{ \frac {3}{2}}\\ 0&0&1&\frac{3}{2}\end{array} \right].$$ From which the solution is $$x_1=2, \quad x_2=\frac {3}{2}, \quad x_3=\frac {3}{2}.$$
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