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: 47

Answer

Solution set = $\displaystyle \{( \frac{4}{3} ,\ \frac{1}{5} )\}$

Work Step by Step

Reduce the augmented matrix $[A|B]$ to reduced row echelon form and interpret the result $\left[\begin{array}{llll} 3 & -5 & | & 3\\ 15 & 5 & | & 21 \end{array}\right]\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{l} .\\ R_{2}=r_{2}-5r_{1} \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{llll} 3 & -5 & | & 3\\ 0 & 30 & | & 6 \end{array}\right]\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{l} R_{1}=r_{1}+\frac{1}{6}r_{2}.\\ R_{2}=\frac{1}{30}r_{2} \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{llll} 3 & 0 & | & 4\\ 0 & 1 & | & 1/5 \end{array}\right]\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{l} R_{1}=\frac{1}{3}r_{1}.\\ . \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{llll} 1 & 0 & | & 4/3\\ 0 & 1 & | & 1/5 \end{array}\right]$ The system is consistent and has a single solution. $x=4/3,$ $y=1/5$ Solution set = $\displaystyle \{( \frac{4}{3} ,\ \frac{1}{5} )\}$
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