Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities - Section 10.2 Systems of Linear Equations: Matrices - 10.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 749: 21

Answer

the system of equation is: $\quad \begin{array}{llll} &x &- &3y &+ &2z & =-6\\ &2x &- &5y &+ &3z & =-4\\ &-3x &- &6y &+&4z & =\space 6 \end{array}$ Performing the indicated operations yield: $\left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} {1}&{-3}&{2}&{-6}\\ {0}&{1}&{-1}&{8}\\ {0}&{-15}&{10}&{-12}\end{array}\right]$

Work Step by Step

The standard form of a linear equation can be expressed as: $$a_{i1}x_{1}+a_{i2}x_{2}+..........+a_{in}x_{n}=b_{i}\\ \text{where, the index $i$ indicates that it is the i-th equation of a system of equations. }$$ In order to write the augmented matrix $[A|B]$ of a system of equations in standard form, we must follow some important points: 1. To express a system in matrix form, we must extract the coefficients of the variables and constants. 2. Draw a vertical line to separate the coefficient entries from the constants (essentially replacing the equal signs). 3. The entries of the coefficient matrix $A=[a_{ij}]$ must be placed to the left of the lline. 4. The constants of the $B=[b_{i}]$ must be placed to the right of the line. We can write the system as an augmented matrix $[A|B]$ as follows: $\left\{\begin{array}{llll} x & -3y & +2z & =-6\\ 2x & -5y & +3z & =-4\\ -3x & -6y & +4z & =6 \end{array}\right. \rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{rrr|r} {1}&{-3}&{2}&{-6}\\ {2}&{-5}&{3}&{-4}\\ {-3}&{-6}&{4}&{6}\end{array}\right]$ We perform the row operation as: $R_{2}=-2r_{1}+r_{2}$ $R_{3}=3r_{1}+r_{3}$ $=\left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} {1} &{-3} &{2} &{-6}\\ {(-2)(1)+2} &{(-2)(-3)-5} &{(-2)(2)+3}&{(-2)(-6)-4}\\ {3(1)-3}&{3(-3)-6}&{3(2)+4}&{3(-6)+6}\end{array}\right] \\=\left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} {1}&{-3}&{2}&{-6}\\ {0}&{1}&{-1}&{8}\\ {0}&{-15}&{10}&{-12}\end{array}\right]$
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