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 772: 110

Answer

$(1, -1, 1)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Subtract equation 2 from equation 1 and get $ax-bx=a-b$ thus $x=1$ (given $a\ne b$) Step 2. Subtract equation 3 from equation 2 and get $bx-cx+by-cy=0$ or $(b-c)(x+y)=0$. Since $b\ne c$ we have $y=-x=-1$ Step 3. Plug-in the numbers from above to equation 3 to get $z=1-x-y=1$ (given $c\ne 0$) Step 4. Conclusion: $(1, -1, 1)$
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