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Elimination
1. Change to the augmented matrix and solve by back substitution.
2x + 3y 4z = 19
2y 4z = -2
3z = 9
2 3 4 19
0 2 4 2 3z = 9, z = 3
0 0 3 9
L
M
M
M
N
O
P
P
P
Q
L
M
N
3.
1
0
0
0
O
P
Q
L
M
M
M
M
N
O
P
P
P
P
Q
2w = 4, w = 2
z + 0w = 8, z = 8
2y + 3z 4w =0, 2y +3(8) 4(2) = 0, 2y +24 8 = 0, 2y +16 =0, 2y = -16, y=-8
x + y + z + w = 19, x +(-8) + 8 + 2 = 19, x + 2 = 19, x = 17
x = 17, y = -8, z = 8, w = 2
4. Solve the system of equations by forming the augmented matrix and
simplifying by using gaussian elimination method and back substitution.
x 3 y 7
3x 10 y z 23
4 x 10 y 2 z 24
1
L
M
3
M
M
N4
3 0 7
10 1 23
10 2 24
3 9
3R1+R2 = 3 10
0 1
1 3 0 7
0 1 1 2
0 2 2 4
0 2
-2R2+R3 = 0 2
0 0
L
M
M
M
N
O
P
P
P
Q
O
P
P
P
Q
0 21
1 23
1 2
4 12 0 28
-4R1+R3 = 4 10 2 24
0
2 2 4
2 4
2
4
0
0
Since we lost our variables but the equation 0 = 0 is true, our solution is all
numbers such that z = any number,
Y + z = 2, y = 2-z
X 3y = -7, x 3(2-z) = -7, x 6 + 3z = -7, x = -1 + 3z
Z = any number, x = 3z 1, y = 2 - z
5. Solve the system of equations by forming the augmented matrix and
simplifying by using gaussian elimination method and back substitution.
3x 3 y 6z 12
1x 4 z 0
2 x 4 y 2 z 17
First I would multiply equation 2 by 1 and make it equation 1
1 0 4
0
3 3 6 12
2 4 2 17
3 0 12 0
-3R1 + R2 = 3 3 6 12 which could be simplified by dividing by 3
0 3 6 12
L
M
M
M
N
O
P
P
P
Q
0 1 -2 -4
2 0 8
0
-2R1 + R3 = 2 4 2 17
0 4 10 17
1 0
L
M
0 1
The updated matrix is now: M
M
0 4
N
4
0
2 4
10 17
O
P
P
P
Q
0 4 8
Now 4R2+R3 = 0 4 10
0 0 2
1
The final matrix form is 0
0
L
M
M
M
N
16
17
1
0 4
0
1 2 4
0 2 1
O
P
P
P
Q
L
M
M
M
N
O
P
P
P
Q
12 12 84
12 6 49
0
6 133
L
M
M
M
N
O
P
P
P
Q
6z = -133, z = -22
1
6
-z=22, z=-22
Since z cannot be two different numbers we must conclude there are no
valid solutions for this matrix.