2.4 Determine whether x, ~2, x; —1. and xy —11 is a solution set for the system Bye x <5 31, $6x, 4-1 51, + 7x, +1, =8 Substituting the proposed values for the unknowns into the left side of each equation gives 22)+10) -s 32)+601) 6 -11)= 1 52)+ 710) + MD = 6 ‘The last equation does not yield 8 as required: hence the proposed values do not constitute 2 solution set2.2 Write the system of equations given in Problem 2.1 as a matrix equation, and then determine its associated augmented matrix. “| =i oll ‘The original system can be writen ac AX =B; its augmented matrix is wineli 7] 37 1iR.28 Solve the set of equations given in Problem 2.1 by Gaussian climination, "The augmented matsix for this system was determined ia Problem 2.2 10 be 24 ors talal=|3 6 15 ST ui Using the results of Problem 1.14, we transform this matrix ito the row-echelon form tin 0; 32 tee [o Fy ny oo oft 1 fotows from Problem 1.16 thatthe rank of (C]D] i 3. Submatia Cis ao in tow-echelon form ad has rank 2. Since the rank of € does 101 equal the tank of [CD the orginal set of equations inconsistent, The prublem ix the lat equation asociated with [C|D which x fr, #0, +08, = 1 ‘and which clearly bas 20 solution,