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 4 - Cumulative Review Exercises - Page 311: 11

Answer

$\{(-4,2,-1)\}$.

Work Step by Step

The given system of equations is $\left\{\begin{matrix} 3x& -y &+z&=&-15\\ x& +2y & -z&=&1\\ 2x& +3y &-2z &=&0 \end{matrix}\right.$ The augmented matrix is $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 3 & -1 & 1& -15\\ 1 & 2 & -1& 1 \\ 2&3&-2&0 \end{array}\right]$ Perform $R_1\leftrightarrow R_2$ Swap row one and row two. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 2 & -1& 1 \\ 3 & -1 & 1& -15\\ 2&3&-2&0 \end{array}\right]$ Perform $R_2\rightarrow R_2-3\times R_1$ and $R_3\rightarrow R_3-2 R_1$. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 2 & -1& 1 \\ 3-3(1) & -1-3(2) & 1-3(-1)& -15-3(1)\\ 2-2(1)&3-2(2)&-2-2(-1)&0-2(1) \end{array}\right]$ Simplify. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 2 & -1& 1 \\ 0 & -7 & 4& -18\\ 0&-1&0&-2 \end{array}\right]$ Perform $R_2\rightarrow \frac{R_2}{-7}$. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 2 & -1& 1 \\ 0/(-7) & -7 /(-7)& 4/(-7)& -18/(-7)\\ 0&-1&0&-2 \end{array}\right]$ Simplify. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 2 & -1& 1 \\ 0 & 1& -4/7& 18/7\\ 0&-1&0&-2 \end{array}\right]$ Perform $R_1\rightarrow R_1-2R_2$ and $R_3\rightarrow R_3+ R_2$. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1-2(0) & 2-2(1) & -1-2(-4/7)& 1-2(18/7) \\ 0 & 1& -4/7& 18/7\\ 0+0&-1+1&0-4/7&-2+18/7 \end{array}\right]$ Simplify. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 0 & 1/7& -29/7 \\ 0 & 1& -4/7& 18/7\\ 0&0&-4/7&4/7 \end{array}\right]$ Perform $R_3\rightarrow R_3(-7/4)$. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 0 & 1/7& -29/7 \\ 0 & 1& -4/7& 18/7\\ 0(-7/4)&0(-7/4)&-4/7(-7/4)&4/7(-7/4) \end{array}\right]$ Simplify. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 0 & 1/7& -29/7 \\ 0 & 1& -4/7& 18/7\\ 0&0&1&-1 \end{array}\right]$ Perform $R_1\rightarrow R_1-(1/7) R_3$ and $R_2\rightarrow R_2+(4/7) R_3$. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1-(1/7)(0) & 0-(1/7)(0) & 1/7-(1/7)(1)& -29/7-(1/7)(-1) \\ 0+(4/7)(0) & 1+(4/7)(0)& -4/7+(4/7)(1)& 18/7+(4/7)(-1)\\ 0&0&1&-1 \end{array}\right]$ Simplify. $\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 0 & 0& -4 \\ 0 & 1& 0& 2\\ 0&0&1&-1 \end{array}\right]$ Use back substitution to solve the linear system. $\Rightarrow x=-4$ and $\Rightarrow y=2$. and $\Rightarrow z=-1$. The solution set is $\{(x,y,z)\}=\{(-4,2,-1)\}$.
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