Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 1 - Systems of Linear Equations - 1.2 Gaussian Elimination and Gauss-Jordan Elimination - 1.2 Exercises - Page 23: 35

Answer

$$x=100-3s+96t, \quad y=s, \quad z=54+52t, \quad w=t.$$

Work Step by Step

The augmented matrix is given by $$\left[ \begin {array}{ccccc} 4&12&-7&-20&22\\ 3&9&- 5&-28&30\end {array} \right]. $$ Multiply the first row by $-3$ and adding it to $4$ times the second row , we get $$\left[ \begin {array}{ccccc} 4&12&-7&-20&22\\ 0&0& 1&-42&54\end {array} \right]. $$ Now, the crossposting system is given by $$ \begin{align*} 4x+12y-7z-20w&=22 \\ z-52w&=54. \end{align*} $$ The above system has the solution $$x=100-3s+96t, \quad y=s, \quad z=54+52t, \quad w=t.$$
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