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: 37

Answer

$(1+s, 1+2s-t, s, t)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Set up the augmented matrix of the system of equations: $\begin{array} \\A=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 1&-1&1&-1&0\\ 3&-1&-1&-1&2 \end{bmatrix} \begin{array} \\ \\(R_2-3R_1)/2\to R_2\\ \end{array}$ Step 2. Do the row operations indicated on the right side of the matrix: $\begin{array} \\A=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 1&-1&1&-1&0\\ 0&1&-2&1&1 \end{bmatrix} \begin{array} \\ \\R_2-3R_1\to R_2\\ \end{array}$ Step 3. Let $w=t, z=s$, the second row gives $y-2s+t=1$ or $y=1+2s-t$, and row 1 gives $x-(1+2s-t)+s-t=0$ or $x=1+s$ Step 4. The solutions to the system are $(1+s, 1+2s-t, s, t)$
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