Precalculus (10th Edition)

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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: 49

Answer

$\{(x,y,z)|x=5z-2,y=4z-3,z\text{ is any real number}\}$

Work Step by Step

We are given the system of equations: $\begin{cases} x-y-z=1\\ -x+2y-3z=-4\\ 3x-2y-7z=0 \end{cases}$ Use the elimination method. Add the first equation to the second. Then multiply the second equation by 3 and add it to the third equation to eliminate $x$: $\begin{cases} x-y-z-x+2y-3z=1-4\\ 3x-2y-7z+3(-x+2y-3z)=0+3(-4) \end{cases}$ $\begin{cases} y-4z=-3\\ 3x-2y-7z-3x+6y-9z=-12 \end{cases}$ $\begin{cases} y-4z=-3\\ 4y-16z=-12 \end{cases}$ $\begin{cases} y-4z=-3\\ y-4z=-3 \end{cases}$ Multiply the first equation by -1, and add it to the second equation to eliminate $y$ and determine $x$: $\begin{cases} -y+4z=3\\ y-4z=-3 \end{cases}$ $-y+4z+y-4z=3-3$ $0=0$ As we got an identity, the system has infinitely many solutions. Solve the equation $y-4z=-3$ in terms of $z$: $y=4z-3$ Determine $x$: $x-y-z=1$ $x=y+z+1$ $x=4z-3+z+1$ $x=5z-2$ The solution set of the system is: $\{(x,y,z)|x=5z-2,y=4z-3,z\text{ is any real number}\}$
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