College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 6, Matrices and Determinants - Section 6.1 - Matrices and Systems of Linear Equations - 6.1 Exercises - Page 501: 29

Answer

$(1,1,2)$

Work Step by Step

Start with the augmented matrix, and row reduce to reduced row echelon form (Gauss-Jordan.) $\left(\begin{array}{ccccc} {1}&{-2}&{1}&{1}\\ {0}&{1}&{2}&{5}\\ {1}&{1}&{3}&{8}\end{array}\right)\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{l} .\\ .\\ R_{3}\leftarrow R_{3}-R_{1} \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{cccc} {1}&{-2}&{1}&{1}\\ {0}&{1}&{2}&{5}\\ {0}&{3}&{2}&{7}\end{array}\right)\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{l} R_{1}\leftarrow R_{1}+2R_{2}.\\ .\\ R_{3}\leftarrow R_{3}-3R_{2}. \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{cccc} {1}&{0}&{5}&{11}\\ {0}&{1}&{2} &{5}\\ {0}&{0}&{-4} &{-8}\end{array}\right)\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{l} .\\ .\\ R_{3}\leftarrow-\frac{1}{4}R_{3} \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{cccc} {1}&{0}&{5}&{11}\\ {0}&{1}&{2} &{5}\\ {0}&{0}&{1} &{2}\end{array}\right)\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{l} R_{1}\leftarrow R_{1}-5R_{3}.\\ R_{2}\leftarrow R_{2}-2R_{3}.\\ . \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left(\begin{array}{cccc} {1}&{0}&{0}&{1}\\ {0}&{1}&{0} &{1}\\ {0}&{0}&{1} &{2}\end{array}\right)$ The solution is $(1,1,2)$
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