document.write( "Question 1131432: Use the Cramer’s rule to solve the following system of linear equations;
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Use the Cramer’s rule to solve the following system of linear equations;
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document.write( "Write in all the 1 and -1 coefficients:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"system%281x-1y%2B1z=red%288%29%2C%0D%0A2x-3y-1z=red%28-2%29%2C%0D%0A3x-2y-9z=red%289%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cramer's rule:\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are 4 columns,\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. The column of x-coefficients \"matrix%283%2C1%2C1%2C2%2C3%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "2. The column of y-coefficients \"matrix%283%2C1%2C-1%2C3%2C-2%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "3. The column of z-coefficients \"matrix%283%2C1%2C1%2C-1%2C-9%29\" \r\n" );
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document.write( "4. The column of constants:     \"red%28matrix%283%2C1%2C8%2C-2%2C9%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are four determinants:\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. The determinant \"D\" consists of just the three columns\r\n" );
document.write( "of x, y, and z coefficients. in that order, but does not\r\n" );
document.write( "contain the column of constants.\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"D=abs%28matrix%283%2C3%2C1%2C-1%2C1%2C2%2C3%2C-1%2C3%2C-2%2C-9%29%29\". \r\n" );
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document.write( "It has value \"D=-57\".  I'm assuming you know how to find the\r\n" );
document.write( "value of a 3x3 determinant, for that's a subject all by itself.\r\n" );
document.write( "If you don't know how, let me know in the message form below and\r\n" );
document.write( "I'll get back to you by email.  There is never any charge as I\r\n" );
document.write( "am a retired math professor just doing this for fun! :) \r\n" );
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document.write( "2. The determinant \"D%5Bx%5D\" is like the determinant \"D\"\r\n" );
document.write( "except that the column of x-coefficients is replaced by the\r\n" );
document.write( "column of constants.  \"D%5Bx%5D\" does not contain the column \r\n" );
document.write( "of x-coefficients.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It has value \"D%5Bx%5D=-228\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "3. The determinant \"D%5By%5D\" is like the determinant \"D\"\r\n" );
document.write( "except that the column of y-coefficients is replaced by the\r\n" );
document.write( "column of constants.  \"D%5By%5D\" does not contain the column \r\n" );
document.write( "of y-coefficients.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It has value \"D%5By%5D=171\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "4. The determinant \"D%5Bz%5D\" is like the determinant \"D\"\r\n" );
document.write( "except that the column of z-coefficients is replaced by the\r\n" );
document.write( "column of constants.  \"D%5Bz%5D\" does not contain the column \r\n" );
document.write( "of z-coefficients.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It has value \"D%5Bz%5D=-57\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now the formulas for x, y and z are\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=D%5Bx%5D%2FD=%28-228%29%2F%28-57%29=4\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"y=D%5By%5D%2FD=171%2F%28-57%29=-3\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"x=D%5Bz%5D%2FD=%28-57%29%2F%28-57%29=1\"\r\n" );
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