SOLUTION: Can you help me with this question. Here is what it reads: Use matrices to solve the following system: What is the value of y? -4x-3z=7 x-2y-z=1 -5x+2y-z=1 Here are my poss

Question 31811: Can you help me with this question. Here is what it reads:
Use matrices to solve the following system:
What is the value of y?
-4x-3z=7
x-2y-z=1
-5x+2y-z=1
Here are my possible choices:
(a) -5
(b) -2
(c) 8
(d) 3
Thank you for your help
Answer by venugopalramana(3286) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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This is a systems of equations problem and I need to solve for x,y,z. I do not how to get any of the variables or what steps to take to get the answers.
The problem:
2x-5y+ ___=-22
__+y+3z=10
x+___+8z=15
The underscores represents blanks or O
If this had to be an augmented matrix, how would I do that and get those variables?
1 solutions
Answer 20202 by venugopalramana(1462) About Me on 2006-04-16 22:01:33 (Show Source):
2x-5y+ ___=-22...........................I
__+y+3z=10.....................II
x+___+8z=15...........................III
2*EQN.III-EQN.I
2X+16Z-2X+5Y=30+22=52
5Y+16Z=52...........................IV
EQN.IV-5*EQN.II
5Y+16Z-5Y-15Z=52-50=2
Z=2....SUBSTITUTING IN EQN.III
X+8*2=15
X=15-16=-1
SUBSTITUTING FOR Z IN EQN.II
Y+3*2=10
Y=10-6=4
USING MATRIX METHOD...AUGMENTED MATRIX IS
2 -5 0 -22 1 0 0 ?
0 1 3 10 0 1 0 ?
1 0 8 15 0 0 1 ?
NR1=R1/2
1 -2.5 0 -11
0 1 3 10
1 0 8 15
NR3=R3-R1
1 -2.5 0 -11
0 1 3 10
0 2.5 8 26
NR3=R3-2.5*R2
1 -2.5 0 -11
0 1 3 10
0 0 0.5 1
NR3=R3/0.5
1 -2.5 0 -11
0 1 3 10
0 0 1 2
NR2=R2-3R3
1 -2.5 0 -11
0 1 0 4
0 0 1 2
NR1=R1+2.5R2
1 0 0 -1
0 1 0 4
0 0 1 2
HENCE
X=-1
Y=4
Z=2
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