SOLUTION: Use row of operations to solve x+y+z=-5, x-y+3z=-1, 4x+y+z=-2

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Question 588053: Use row of operations to solve x+y+z=-5, x-y+3z=-1, 4x+y+z=-2

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here is one exactly like it
system%282x+%2B+y+-+z+=+3%2Cx+-+y+%2B+z+=+0%0D%0A%2Cy+%2B+2z+=+1%29



Swap row 1 and 2 to get a 1 in the upper left corner



Multiply Row 1 temporarily by -2, getting 

%28matrix%281%2C+5%2C+-2%2C2%2C+-2%2C+%22%7C%22%2C+0%29%29
and add that to row 2:
  
Swap rows 2 and 3:

 

Multiply Row 2 temporarily by -3, getting 

%28matrix%281%2C+5%2C+0%2C+-3%2C+-6%2C+%22%7C%22%2C+-3%29%29
and adding that to row 3:

 

Mutiply row 3 by -1%2F9

 

Convert back into a system of equations:

system%28x-y%2Bz=0%2C+0x%2B1y%2B2z=1%2C0x%2B0y%2B1z=0%29

or just

system%28x-y%2Bz=0%2C+y%2B2z=1%2Cz=0%29

Substitute z=0 from the bottom equation
into the middle equation y%2B2z=1

y%2B2%280%29=1
y%2B0=1
y=1

Substitute z=0 and y=1
into the top equation x-y%2Bz=0

x-%281%29%2B%280%29=0
x-1=0
x=1

So the solution is %22%28x%2Cy%2Cz%29%22=%22%281%2C1%2C0%29%22

Edwin