College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - Systems of Linear Equations: Matrices - 8.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 570: 16

Answer

$[A|B]=\left[\begin{array}{rrr|r} {2}&{3}&{-4}&{0}\\ {1}&{0}&{-5}&{-2}\\ {1}&{2}&{-3}&{-2}\end{array}\right]$

Work Step by Step

Standard form of a linear equation: $a_{i1}x_{1}+a_{i2}x_{2}+\cdots+a_{in}x_{n}=b_{i}$ ... the index i indicates that it is the i-th equation of a system of equations. Augmented matrix $[A|B]$ of a system written in standard form: - has as many rows as there are equations, - has one more column than there are variables, - has the constants of the RHS in the last column, $B=[b_{i}]$ - has the entries of the coefficient matrix $A=[a_{ij}]$ to the left of the last column. --- Rewrite the system in standard form (eq.2!) $\left\{\begin{array}{llll} 2x & +3y & -4z & =0\\ x & & -5z & =-2\\ x & +2y & -3z & =-2 \end{array}\right.$ $ A=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 2 & 3 & -4\\ 1 & 0 & -5\\ 1 & 2 & -3 \end{array}\right],\quad B=\left[\begin{array}{l} 0\\ -2\\ -2 \end{array}\right]$ $[A|B]=\left[\begin{array}{rrr|r} {2}&{3}&{-4}&{0}\\ {1}&{0}&{-5}&{-2}\\ {1}&{2}&{-3}&{-2}\end{array}\right]$
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