Math 280, Lecture 4, Feb 14

Example
 A linear system is called homogeneous if the column of constants is zero. A homogeneous system
is always consistent since it has the zero solution.

Example

This system has the same coefficients as the previous one. Therefore the reduced row echelon form
and equations are
Solution

Example

x2  y 2  z 2  6
Solve the system x 2  y 2  2 z 2  2
2 x2  y 2  z 2  3

X  x2 X Y  Z  6
Set Y  y 2 . Then we get the system X  Y  2 Z  2
Z  z2 2X Y  Z  3

1 1 1 6  1 1 1 6  1 1 1 6   1 0 2 3 
1 1 2 2    0 2 1 4    0 1 3 9    0 1 3 9
       
 2 1 1 3   0 1 3 9   0 2 1 4  0 0 7 14 

1 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 
  0 1 3 9    0 1 0 3
   
 0 0 1 2  0 0 1 2 

 X , Y , Z   1, 3, 2   
  x, y , z   1,  3,  2 . Eight possible solutions