College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - Systems of Linear Equations: Matrices - 8.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 571: 44

Answer

Solution set = $\displaystyle \{(x,y)\ \ | \ \ x=\frac{7}{3}+\frac{1}{3}y, \ \ y\in \mathbb{R}\}$

Work Step by Step

Reduce the augmented matrix $[A|B]$ to reduced row echelon form and interpret the result $\left[\begin{array}{llll} 3 & -1 & | & 7\\ 9 & -3 & | & 21 \end{array}\right]\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{l} R_{1}=r_{1}\div 3.\\ R_{2}=r_{2}-3r_{1} \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{llll} 1 & -1/3 & | & 7/3\\ 0 & 0 & | & 0 \end{array}\right]$ The last equation is always true, the system is consistent (dependent). Take $y\in \mathbb{R}.$ Equation 1 $\Rightarrow x=\displaystyle \frac{7}{3}+\frac{1}{3}y$ Solution set = $\displaystyle \{(x,y)\ \ | \ \ x=\frac{7}{3}+\frac{1}{3}y, \ \ y\in \mathbb{R}\}$
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