Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 3 - Review Exercises - Page 249: 36

Answer

$\{(-2,-1,0)\}$.

Work Step by Step

The given system of equations is $x-2y+z=0$ $y-3z=-1$ $2y+5z=-2$ The augmented matrix is $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & -2 & 1 &0\\ 0 & 1 & -3 &-1 \\ 0 & 2 & 5 &-2 \end{array}\right]$ Perform $R_1\rightarrow R_1+2 R_2$ and $R_3\rightarrow R_3-2 R_2$. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1+2(0) & -2+2(1) & 1+2(-3) &0+2(-1)\\ 0 & 1 & -3 &-1 \\ 0-2(0) & 2-2(1) & 5-2(-3) &-2-2(-1) \end{array}\right]$ Simplify. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 0 & -5 &-2\\ 0 & 1 & -3 &-1 \\ 0 & 0 & 11 &0 \end{array}\right]$ Perform $R_3\rightarrow R_3/(11)$. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 0 & -5 &-2\\ 0 & 1 & -3 &-1 \\ 0/(11) & 0/(11) & 11/(11) &0/(11) \end{array}\right]$ Simplify. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 0 & -5 &-2\\ 0 & 1 & -3 &-1 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 &0 \end{array}\right]$ Perform $R_1\rightarrow R_1+5 R_3$ and $R_2\rightarrow R_2+ 3R_2$. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1+5(0) & 0+5(0) & -5+5(1) &-2+5(0)\\ 0+3(0) & 1+3(0) & -3+3(1) &-1+3(0) \\ 0 & 0 & 1 &0 \end{array}\right]$ Simplify. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 0 & 0 &-2\\ 0 & 1 & 0 &-1 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 &0 \end{array}\right]$ Use back substitution to solve the linear system. $\Rightarrow x=-2$ and $\Rightarrow y=-1$. and $\Rightarrow z=0$. The solution set is $\{(x,y,z)\}=\{(-2,-1,0)\}$.
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