Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - Determinants and Cramer's Rule - 10.6 Exercises - Page 743: 55

Answer

$(\frac{1}{2},\frac{1}{4},\frac{1}{4},-1)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Based on the Cramer’s Rule, with the given equations, we can define the following determinants: $\begin{array}( \\|D|= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{vmatrix}1&1&1&1\\2&0&0&1\\0&1&-1&0 \\1&0&2&0\end{vmatrix}, \begin{array}( \\|D_x|= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{vmatrix}0&1&1&1\\0&0&0&1\\0&1&-1&0 \\1&0&2&0\end{vmatrix}, \begin{array}( \\|D_y|= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{vmatrix}1&0&1&1\\2&0&0&1\\0&0&-1&0 \\1&1&2&0\end{vmatrix}, \begin{array}( \\|D_z|= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{vmatrix}1&1&0&1\\2&0&0&1\\0&1&0&0 \\1&0&1&0\end{vmatrix}, \begin{array}( \\|D_w|= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{vmatrix}1&1&1&0\\2&0&0&0\\0&1&-1&0 \\1&0&2&1\end{vmatrix}$ Step 2. Evaluate the above determinants: $|D|=-(1)(2(2-0))+(1)(1(2-0)-1(0+1)+1(0-1))=-4$ (column4 then row1 expansions), $|D_x|=-(1)(-(1)(-1-1))=-2$ (column1 then row2 expansions), $|D_y|=(1)(-(-1)(1-2))=-1$ (column2 then row3 expansions), $|D_z|=-(1)(-(1)(1-2))=-1$ (column3 then row3 expansions), $|D_w|=(1)(-(2)(-1-1))=4$ (column4 then row2 expansions) Step 3. Find the solutions as: $x=\frac{|D_x|}{|D|}=\frac{1}{2}$, $y=\frac{|D_y|}{|D|}=\frac{1}{4}$, $z=\frac{|D_z|}{|D|}=\frac{1}{4}$, $w=\frac{|D_w|}{|D|}=-1$
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