SOLUTION: One of my math problems asks that you use Cramer's rule to solve this linear system. 5x+10y=70 5x+25z=270 10y+25z=300 When I put zeros on the third column to make it a 3x3 bec

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Question 1142298: One of my math problems asks that you use Cramer's rule to solve this linear system.
5x+10y=70
5x+25z=270
10y+25z=300
When I put zeros on the third column to make it a 3x3 because it has to be the same I get 0. Please help me solve this problem

Found 3 solutions by Alan3354, Edwin McCravy, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Don't put zeroes in the 3rd column.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
use Cramer's rule to solve this linear system.



Write it this way with 0 coefficients for the missing letters:



We begin by finding the determinant . It consists 
of just the three columns of x, y, and z coefficients,
in that order, but does not contain the constants, the
three numbers to the right of the equal signs.

.

It has value .

Next we find .

Dx has all the same elements as D except that the 1st column is replaced by
the three numbers that occur after the equal signs in the system, in the
order that they occur top to bottom:

.

It has value .

Next we find .

Dy has all the same elements as D except that the 2nd column is replaced by
the three numbers that occur after the equal signs in the system, in the
order that they occur top to bottom:

.

It has value .

Next we find .

Dz has all the same elements as D except that the 3rd column is replaced by
the three numbers that occur after the equal signs in the system, in the
order that they occur top to bottom:

..

It has value .

The values for x, y, and z are:



If you don't know how to find the value of a 3×3 determinant,
go here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3e7m-qFDFU 

Edwin

Answer by ikleyn(52800)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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On solving 3 x 3-systems of linear equation by the Cramer's rule see the lesssons
    - Determinant of a 3x3 matrix
    - Co-factoring the determinant of a 3x3 matrix
    - HOW TO solve system of linear equations in three unknowns using determinant (Cramer's rule)
    - Solving systems of linear equations in three unknowns using determinant (Cramer's rule)
    - Solving word problems by reducing to systems of linear equations in three unknowns
in this site.


Also,  you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site
    - ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic
     "3x3-Matrices, determinants, Cramer's rule for systems in three unknowns"


Save the link to this textbook together with its description

Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/complex/ALGEBRA-II-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson

into your archive and use when it is needed.

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In addition,  there are many free of charge SOLVERS on a Cramer's rule in the Internet.

One of such popular solvers is in this site under the links

    https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Matrices-and-determiminant/determinant-of-3x3-matrix.solver

    https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Matrices-and-determiminant/cramers-rule-3x3.solver


Also, there are many sites in the Internet containing (free of charge) solvers to calculate 3x3 - determinants 
and to solve systems of equations by the Cramer's rule -- see, for example,

    https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Matrices-and-determiminant/determinant-of-3x3-matrix.solver

and

    https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Matrices-and-determiminant/cramers-rule-3x3.solver

directly in the site www.algebra.com

and universal multi-purpose solver 

    http://www.reshish.com

with many options.

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In your case,  of course,  the key issue was to write the matrix in correct form (!)



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