Your problem
3x + 2y + z = -5 --- eqn (1)
x - 3y + 2z = 28/3 ---- eqn (2)
-6x + y + 2z = -5 ----- eqn (3)
Solution.
Step 1) We first try to eliminate 1 variable (say z) from the 3 equations, to get 2 equations in x and y, which we can solve.
Step 2) Subtract eqn 3 from eqn 2 to get
(note that the two 2z terms cancel out)
---- eqn (4)
Step 3) Multiply eqn (1) by 2 to get another 2z term that can be cancelled.
---- eqn (5)
Step 4) Subtract eqn 5 from eqn 3 (both have 2z terms which will cancel out)
----- eqn (6)
Step 5) Now we have 2 eqns (4) and (6) in x and y. We will solve it by eliminating y.
Multiply eqn (4) by 3 to get
---- eqn (7)
Multiply eqn (6) by 4 to get
---- eqn (8)
Step 6)
Subtract eqn 8 from eqn 7 to get
or
Step 7) Substitute for x in eqn (7)
or
Step 8)
Now substitute for x and y in eqn(1)
or
So the final solution is
Check: Substitute in original 3 equations.
Eqn 1: 3*1/3 + 2*(-3) + 0 = 1 - 6 = -5 - correct
Eqn 2: 1/3 -3*(-3) + 2*0 = 1/3 + 9 = 28/3 - correct
Eqn 3: -6*1/3 -3 + 2*0 = -2 - 3 = -5 --- correct
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