Precalculus (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9
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Chapter 11 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities - 11.1 Systems of Linear Equations: Substitution and Elimination - 11.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 716: 46

Answer

$\left\{\left(\dfrac{56}{13},-\dfrac{7}{13},\dfrac{35}{13}\right)\right\}$

Work Step by Step

We are given the system of equations: $\begin{cases} 2x+y-3z=0\\ -2x+2y+z=-7\\ 3x-4y-3z=7 \end{cases}$ Use the elimination method. Multiply the second equation by 3 and add it to the first equation to eliminate $z$. Multiply the second equation by 3 and add it to the third equation to eliminate $z$. $\begin{cases} 2x+y-3z+3(-2x+2y+z)=0+3(-7)\\ 3x-4y-3z+3(-2x+2y+z)=7+3(-7) \end{cases}$ $\begin{cases} 2x+y-3z-6x+6y+3z=-21\\ 3x-4y-3z-6x+6y+3z=-14 \end{cases}$ $\begin{cases} -4x+7y=-21\\ -3x+2y=-14 \end{cases}$ Multiply the first equation by 2, multiply the second equation by -7, and add them to eliminate $y$ and determine $x$: $\begin{cases} 2(-4x+7y)=2(-21)\\ -7(-3x+2y)=-7(-14) \end{cases}$ $-8x+14y+21x-14y=-42+98$ $13x=56$ $x=\dfrac{56}{13}$ Determine $y$: $-3x+2y=-14$ $-3\left(\dfrac{56}{13}\right)+2y=-14$ $2y=-14+\dfrac{168}{13}$ $2y=-\dfrac{14}{13}$ $y=-\dfrac{7}{13}$ Determine $z$: $-2x+2y+z=-7$ $-2\left(\dfrac{56}{13}\right)+2\left(-\dfrac{7}{13}\right)+z=-7$ $-\dfrac{126}{13}+z=-7$ $z=-7+\dfrac{126}{13}$ $z=\dfrac{35}{13}$ The solution set of the system is: $\left\{\left(\dfrac{56}{13},-\dfrac{7}{13},\dfrac{35}{13}\right)\right\}$
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