Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 10 - Review - Exercises - Page 770: 25

Answer

$(0,1,2)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Set up the augmented matrix of the system of equations: $\begin{array} \\A=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 1&2&2&6\\ 1&-1&0&-1\\ 2&1&3&7 \end{bmatrix} \begin{array} \\ \\-R_2+R_1\to R_2\\-R_3+2R_1\to R_3\\ \end{array}$ Step 2. Do the row operations indicated on the right side of the matrix: $\begin{array} \\A=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 1&2&2&6\\ 0&3&2&7\\ 0&3&1&5 \end{bmatrix} \begin{array} \\ \\ \\-R_3+R_2\to R_3\\ \end{array}$ Step 3. Do the row operations indicated on the right side of the matrix: $\begin{array} \\A=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 1&2&2&6\\ 0&3&2&7\\ 0&0&1&2 \end{bmatrix} \begin{array} \\ \\ \\ \\ \end{array}$ Step 4. The last row gives $z=2$. Back substitute into the second row to get $3y+2\times2=7$ or $y=1$. Step 5. Continue the back substitution process to get the solution as $(0,1,2)$
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