LESSON PLAN

Date: December 28, 2021

SUBJECT: Linear Algebra

I. OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:

1. Define the Gauss-Jordan elimination;
2. Solve linear systems using the Gauss-Jordan elimination accurately; and
3. value the essence of cooperation in solving linear systems word problem.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

TOPIC: Solving Linear Systems using Gauss-Jordan Elimination

REFERENCE:
https://tinyurl.com/y65zzx5m
https://brilliant.org/wiki/gaussian-elimination/
https://www.uobabylon.edu.iq/eprints/publication

III. SUGGESTED STRATEGIES

A. PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES
 Prayer
 Greetings
 Checking of Attendance

B. REVIEW
 Elementary Row Operations

IV. LESSON PROPER

A. ACTIVITY
 The students will play a game through Kahoot! Website.

B. ANALYSIS
 What are the questions all about?
 Have you encountered familiar/unfamiliar terms?
 Based on the activity, what would be the content of our lesson
today?

C. ABSTRACTION
Gauss-Jordan Elimination Method
 Gauss-Jordan Elimination is an algorithm that can be
used to solve systems of linear equations and to find the
inverse of any invertible matrix. It relies upon
 three elementary row operations one can use on a matrix:
1. Swap the positions of two of the rows
2. Multiply one of the rows by a nonzero scalar.
3. Add or subtract the scalar multiple of one row to
another row.
 In Gauss-Jordan Elimination, we continue the reduction of
the augmented matrix until we get a row equivalent matrix
in reduced row-echelon form, a row-echelon form where
every column with a leading 1 has rest zeroes.

1 0 0 a
[ 0 1 0 b
0 0 1 c ]
EXAMPLE 1
Find the solution to the system by using Gauss-Jordan elimination.
x + 2y + 3z = 1
2x + 4y + 7z = 2
3x + 7y + 11z = 8

Solution:
The augmented matrix of the system is

We’ll now use row operations to solve the system.

1 2 3 1

[ 2 4 7 2
3 7 11 8 ] R3 – R2 – R1 → R3

1 2 3 1
[ 2 4 7 2
0 1 1 5 ] R2 – 2R3 → R2

1 2 3 1

[ 0 0 1 0
0 1 1 5 ] R3 – R2 → R3

1 2 3 1 R1 – 2R3 → R1

[ 0 0 1 0
0 1 0 5 ]
1 0 3 −9 R1 – 3R2 → R1

[ 0 0 1 0
0 1 0 5 ]
 1 0 0 −9
[ 0 0 1 0
0 1 0 5 ] Interchange R2 & R3

1 0 0 −9

[ 0 1 0 5
0 0 1 0 ] ∴ x = -9, y = 5, z = 0

Checking:
x = -9 y=5 z=0

Eq. 1 x + 2y + 3z = 1
-9 + 2(5) + 3(0) = 1
-9 + 10 + 0 = 1
1=1

Eq. 2 2x + 4y + 7z = 2
2(-9) + 4(5) + 7(0) = 2
-18 + 20 + 0 = 2
2=2

Eq. 3 3x + 7y + 11z = 8
3(-9) + 7(5) + 11(0) = 8
-27 + 35 + 0 = 8
8=8

EXAMPLE 2
Find the solution to the system by using Gauss-Jordan elimination.
x + 2y − 3z = 2
6x + 3y − 9z = 6
7x + 14y − 21z = 13

Solution:
The augmented matrix of the system is

We’ll now use row operations to solve the system.

We obtain a row whose elements are all zeros except the last one on
the right. Therefore, we conclude that the system of equations is
inconsistent, i.e., it has no solutions.

D. APPLICATION
  The students will be divided into 5 groups.
 They are tasked to solve the given problem using the Gauss-
Jordan Elimination method.
 Each group will be sent to their breakout rooms to work on the
given problem.
 After 10 minutes they need to present their solutions in the
class.

Make a linear system based on the problem and find the solution of the
system using the Gauss – Jordan Elimination method.

1. Hannah, Robin, and Nicole have a total of $89 in their wallets. Hannah
has 6$ less than Nicole. Robin has 3 times what Nicole has. How much
money does each have?

LINEAR SYSTEM:
x + y + z = 89
x = z – 6 or x – z = -6
y = 3z or y – 3z = 0

AUGMENTED MATRIX: RREF:

1 1 1 89 1 0 0 13
[ 1 0 −1 −6
0 1 −3 0 ] [ 0 1 0 57
0 0 1 19 ]
x = 13 y = 57 z = 19

V. EVALUATION
Solve the system using the Gauss-Jordan elimination method. (20 points)

A + B + 2C = 1
2A − B + D = −2
A − B − C − 2D = 4
2A − B + 2C − D = 0

Solution:
 VI. ASSIGNMENT
Make a linear system based on the problem and find the solution of the
system using the Gauss – Jordan Elimination method.

1. A 5% solution of a drug is to be mixed with some 15% solution and some

10% solution to get 20 mL of 8% solution. The amount of 5% solution
used must be 2 mL more than the sum of the other two solutions. How
many milliliters of each solution should be used?

Prepared by:

MARY ANGEL L. LAGBAS