Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 10 - Section 10.3 - Matrices and Systems of Linear Equations - 10.3 Exercises - Page 711: 61

Answer

$(\frac{1}{3}s-\frac{2}{3}t, \frac{1}{3}s+\frac{1}{3}t, s, t)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Establish the augmented matrix of the system and use the Gauss Eliminations method: $\begin{vmatrix} 1 & -1 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\3 & 0 & -1 & 2 & 0\\1 & -4 & 1 & 2 & 0 \end{vmatrix} \begin{array}(\\R_2-3R_1\to R_2\\R_1-R_3\to R_3\\ \end{array}$ Step 2. Do the operations given on the right side of the matrix. $\begin{vmatrix} 1 & -1 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 3 & -1 & -1 & 0\\0 & 3 & -1 & -1 & 0 \end{vmatrix} \begin{array}(\\.\\.\\ \end{array}$ Step 3. The last two rows are identical, and we need two parametric variables. Let $w=t, z=s$, from the second row, we have $3y-s-t=0$ which gives $y=\frac{1}{3}s+\frac{1}{3}t$. Use the first row, $x-y+t=0$, we get $x=\frac{1}{3}s-\frac{2}{3}t$. Thus the solutions are $(\frac{1}{3}s-\frac{2}{3}t, \frac{1}{3}s+\frac{1}{3}t, s, t)$
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