Question
Solve the system of equations using Gaussian elimination or Gauss-Jordan elimination. Use a graphing calculator to check your answer. 2x-11y-3z=3 x+2y+z=-1 6x-9y-z=1 Select the correct choice below and, if necessary.fill in the answer box(es) to complete your choice. A. There is one solution. The solution is (square cdot square cdot square ) (Type integers or simplified fractions.) B. There are infinitely many solutions. The solutions are of the form (square ,square ,z) , where z is any real number. square (Simplify your answers. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the expression.) C. There is no solution.
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Resposta
To solve the system of equations using Gaussian elimination or Gauss-Jordan elimination, we first write the augmented matrix for the system:
We will perform row operations to transform this matrix into reduced row echelon form.Step 1: Make the leading coefficient of the first row 1 (if it is not already). In this case, it is already 1 in the second row, so we can swap the first and second rows:
Step 2: Eliminate the x-term from the second and third rows by subtracting appropriate multiples of the first row:Row 2 = Row 2 - 2 * Row 1:
Row 3 = Row 3 - 6 * Row 1:
Step 3: Make the leading coefficient of the second row 1 by dividing the entire row by -15:
Step 4: Eliminate the y-term from the first and third rows by adding appropriate multiples of the second row:Row 1 = Row 1 - 2 * Row 2:
Row 3 = Row 3 + 21 * Row 2:
Step 5: Make the leading coefficient of the third row 1 (if necessary) and eliminate the z-term from the first and second rows. However, since the third row is all zeros, we can skip this step.The resulting matrix corresponds to the following system of equations:
This indicates that there are infinitely many solutions. We can express
and
in terms of
:
Thus, the solutions are of the form \((-\frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{3}z, -\frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{3}z, z)\), where
is any real number.Therefore, the correct choice is:B. There are infinitely many solutions. The solutions are of the form \((- \frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{3}z, - \frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{3}z, z)\), where
is any real number.