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: 31

Answer

$(1-4t, -1-t, t)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Set up the augmented matrix of the system of equations: $\begin{array} \\A=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 1&-3&1&4\\ 4&-1&15&5 \end{bmatrix} \begin{array} \\ \\R_2-4R_1\to R_2\\ \end{array}$ Step 2. Do the row operations indicated on the right side of the matrix: $\begin{array} \\A=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 1&-3&1&4\\ 0&11&11&-11 \end{bmatrix} \begin{array} \\ \\ \\ \end{array}$ Step 3. Let $z=t$, the last row gives $y+t=-1$ or $y=-1-t$, use row-1 to get $x-3(-1-t)+t=4$ or $x=1-4t$ Step 4. Conclusion: the solutions are $(1-4t, -1-t, t)$
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