CSES-Alg Group Activity: Cramer’s Rule

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Tibayan - Beltran -
Valerio - Bañez -
Pinsoy - De Serra -
Marquez -

Cramer’s Rule – Mathematical method used to solve a system of linear equations using determinants.

 It only works when the determinant of the coefficient matrix (Δ) is nonzero, indicating that the system
has a unique solution.
 Helps us determine whether the given system has “no solution” or “infinite number of solutions”, using
the determinants we calculate to apply the rule.

Determinants – used to determine whether the system of equations has a unique solution or not.

 denoted as Δ or det(A)
 If the determinant is nonzero, there is a unique solution.
 If the determinant is zero, there may be no solution or infinitely many solutions depending on the
specifics of the system.

Cramer’s Rule with two variables:

Cramer’s Rule with three variables:
Exercises: Use Cramer’s rule to solve the following sets of simultaneous equations.

a) 7x + 3y = 15
−2x + 5y = −16

b) x + 2y + 3z = 17
3x + 2y + z = 11
x − 5y + z = −5

Answers: a) x = 3, y = −2. b) x = 1, y = 2, z = 4