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: 28

Answer

$(6-2t,4-t,t)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Set up the augmented matrix of the system of equations: $\begin{array} \\A=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 1&-1&1&2\\ 1&1&3&6\\ 3&-1&5&10 \end{bmatrix} \begin{array} \\ \\R_2-R_1\to R_2\\R_3-3R_1\to R_3\\ \end{array}$ Step 2. Do the row operations indicated on the right side of the matrix: $\begin{array} \\A=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 1&-1&1&2\\ 0&2&2&4\\ 0&2&2&4 \end{bmatrix} \begin{array} \\ \ \\ \\ \end{array}$ Step 3. The last two rows are the same. Let $z=t$, we have $y=4-t$ and $x=6-2t$ (using back-substitution) Step 4. Conclusion: the solutions to the system are $(6-2t,4-t,t)$
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