
Patrick B. answered 09/10/20
Math and computer tutor/teacher
1)
4 -4 4 -4
4 1 -2 5
-3 -3 -4 -16
-row1+row2; then row1/4
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1 -1 1 -1
0 5 -6 9
-3 -3 -4 -16
3 * row1 + row2
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1 -1 1 -1
0 5 -6 9
0 -6 -1 -19
row2*6; row3*5
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1 -1 1 -1
0 30 -36 54
0 -30 -5 -95
row2+row3
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1 -1 1 -1
0 30 -36 54
0 0 -41 -41
t=1 per row 3
Per row2, 30s - 36t = 54
30s - 36 = 54
30s = 90
s = 3
Per row1, r-s+t = -1
r-3+1=-1
r-2 = -1
r=1
the solution is {r=1,s=3,t=1}
(2)
1 -6 4 -12
1 1 -4 12
2 2 5 -15
-row1+row2; -2*row1+row2
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1 -6 4 -12
0 7 -8 24
0 14 -3 9
-2*row2+row3
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1 -6 4 -12
0 7 -8 24
0 0 13 -39
row3 says z=-3
row2 says 7y-8z=24
7y -8(-3)=24
7y + 24=24
7y = 0
y=0
row1 says x - 6y + 4z = -12
x - 6(0) + 4(-3) = -12
x -12 = -12
x = 0
the solution set is {x=0,y=0,z=-3}
(3)
row2/-5
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-1 -5 1 17
1 1 -1 -1
2 5 -3 -10
row1+row2; 2*row1+row3
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-1 -5 1 17
0 -4 0 16
0 -5 -1 24
per row2, y=-4
per row3, -5y -z = 24
(-5)(-4) - z = 24
20 -z = 24
-z = 4
z = -4
per row1: -x - 5y + z = 17
-x - 5(-4) + -4 = 17
-x + 20 + -4 = 17
-x + 16 = 17
-x = 1
x = -1
the solution set is {x=-1,y=-4,z=-4}
(4)
4 4 1 24
2 -4 1 0
5 -4 -5 12
-row1+row3; -2*row2+row1;
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0 12 -1 24
2 -4 1 0
1 -8 -6 -12
-2*row3+row2
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0 12 -1 24
0 12 13 24
1 -8 -6 -12
-row1+row2
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0 12 -1 24
0 0 14 0
1 -8 -6 -12
z=0
12y - z = 24
12y =24
y=2
x - 8y - z = -12
x -8(2) - 0 = -12
x - 16 = -12
x = 4
solution {x=4, y=2, z=0}