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: 49

Answer

Solution set = $\{( 8 ,\ 2 ,\ 0 )\}$

Work Step by Step

Reduce the augmented matrix $[A|B]$ to reduced row echelon form and interpret the result $\left[\begin{array}{lllll} 1 & -1 & 0 & | & 6\\ 2 & 0 & -3 & | & 16\\ 0 & 2 & 1 & | & 4 \end{array}\right]\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{l} .\\ R_{2}=r_{2}-2r_{1}\\ . \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{lllll} 1 & -1 & 0 & | & 6\\ 0 & 2 & -3 & | & 4\\ 0 & 2 & 1 & | & 4 \end{array}\right]\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{l} .\\ .\\ R_{3}=r_{3}-r_{2}. \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{lllll} 1 & -1 & 0 & | & 6\\ 0 & 2 & -3 & | & 4\\ 0 & 0 & 4 & | & 0 \end{array}\right]\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{l} .\\ .\\ R_{3}=\frac{1}{4}r_{3}. \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{lllll} 1 & -1 & 0 & | & 6\\ 0 & 2 & -3 & | & 4\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & | & 0 \end{array}\right]\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{l} .\\ R_{2}=r_{2}+3r_{1}\\ . \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{lllll} 1 & -1 & 0 & | & 6\\ 0 & 2 & 0 & | & 4\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & | & 0 \end{array}\right]\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{l} .\\ R_{2}=\frac{1}{2}r_{2}\\ . \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{lllll} 1 & -1 & 0 & | & 6\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & | & 2\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & | & 0 \end{array}\right]\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{l} R_{1}=r_{1}+r_{2}.\\ .\\ . \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{lllll} 1 & 0 & 0 & | & 8\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & | & 2\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & | & 0 \end{array}\right]$ The system is consistent and has a single solution. $x=8,$ $y=2$ $z=0$ Solution set = $\{( 8 ,\ 2 ,\ 0 )\}$
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