Solutions to Math 163 Online Problems Supplemental Lessons on Gaussian

Elimination
1. Change to the augmented matrix and solve by back substitution.
2x + 3y 4z = 19aa
2y 4z = -2fdfd
3z = 9
2 3 4 19
0 2 4 2 3z = 9, z = 3
0 0 3 9

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2y 4z = -2, 2y 4(3) = -2, 2y 12 = -2, 2y = 10, y = 5

2x +3y 4z = 19, 2x +3(5) 4(3) = 19, 2x +15 12 = 19, 2x +3 = 19, 2x = 16,
x=8
x = 8, y = 5, and z = 3
2 1 1
2. Solve the matrix by back substitution:
0 5 15
5y = -15, y = -3, 2x + y = -1, 2x 3 = -1, 2x = 2, x = 1
x = 1, and y = -3

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3.
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Use back substitution to solve the augmented matrix in x,y,z,w:

1 1 1 19
2 3 4 0
0 1 0 8
0 0 2 4

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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 3 0 7
3 10 1 23
4 10 2 24
3 9 0 21
4 12 0 28
3R1+R2 = 3 10 1 23
-4R1+R3 = 4 10 2 24
0 1 1 2
0
2 2 4

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1 3
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0 7
1 2
2 4
0 2 2 4
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-2R2+R3 = 0 2
0 0
0
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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

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0 1 -2 -4
2 0 8
0
-2R1 + R3 = 2 4 2 17
0 4 10 17

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The updated matrix is now: M
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0 4 8
Now 4R2+R3 = 0 4 10
0 0 2
1
The final matrix form is 0
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10 17

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Back Substitution: -2z = -1, z =

Y 2z = -4, y 2(1/2) = -4, y 1 = -4, y = -3
X +4z = 0, x + 4(1/2) = 0 , x +2 = 0 , x = -2
X = -2, y = -3, z = 1/2

6. Solve the system of equations by forming the augmented matrix and

simplifying by using gaussian elimination method and back substitution.
2x 2y z 8
x y z 7
12 x 12 y 6z 49
Multiply equation 1 by 1 and move to equation
1
1 1 7
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2 1
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12 12 6 49
2 2 2 14
12
-2R1 + R2 = 2 2 1 8 12R1 + R3 = 12
0
0 1 22
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1 before forming the matrix.

12 12 84
12 6 49
0
6 133

Which gives us the matrix form of

1 1 1
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0 0 1 22 Back substitution gives us two incompatible statements:
0 0 6 133

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6z = -133, z = -22

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-z=22, z=-22
Since z cannot be two different numbers we must conclude there are no
valid solutions for this matrix.