document.write( "Question 1152851: III. Given the linear system
\n" ); document.write( "2x1 + 3x2 - x3 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(a) Verify that x1 = 1, x2 = -1, x3 = - 1 is a solution.
\n" ); document.write( "(b) Verify that x1 = -2, x2 = 2, x3 = 2 is a solution.
\n" ); document.write( "(c) Adding the corresponding x-values of the solution in parts (a) and (b) gives x1 = -1, x2 = 1, x3 = 1. Is this a solution to the linear system?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5B1%5D+%2B+3x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B3%5D+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D+-+4x%5B2%5D+%2B+5x%5B3%5D+=+0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(a) Verify that \"x%5B1%5D+=+1\", \"x%5B2+%5D=+-1\", \"x%5B3%5D+=+-+1\" is a solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5B1%5D+%2B+3x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B3%5D+=+0\"......substitute given values
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2A1+%2B+3%28-1%29+-+%28-1%29=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2-3+%2B1=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3-3+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=0\"->\"true\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D+-+4x%5B2%5D+%2B+5x%5B3%5D+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1+-+4%28-1%29++%2B+5%28-1%29+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1+%2B+4++-5+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5-5=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=0\" ->\"true\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, \"x%5B1%5D+=+1\", \"x%5B2+%5D=+-1\", \"x%5B3%5D+=+-+1\" \"is\" a solution\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(b) Verify that \"x%5B1%5D+=+-2\", \"x%5B2%5D+=+2\",\"+x%5B3%5D+=+2\" is a solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5B1%5D+%2B+3x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B3%5D+=+0\"......substitute given values
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2A%28-2%29+%2B+3%282%29+-+%282%29=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-4+%2B6-2=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-6%2B6=0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=0\"->\"true\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D+-+4x%5B2%5D+%2B+5x%5B3%5D+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2+-+4%282%29++%2B+5%282%29+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2+-8++%2B10+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-10%2B10=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=0\" ->\"true\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=>\"x%5B1%5D+=+-2\", \"x%5B2%5D+=+2\", \"x%5B3%5D+=+2\" \"is\" a solution\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(c) Adding the corresponding x-values of the solution in parts (a) and (b) gives \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D+=+-1\", \"x%5B2%5D+=+1\", \"x%5B3%5D+=+1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Is this a solution to the linear system?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5B1%5D+%2B+3x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B3%5D+=+0\"......substitute given values
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2A%28-1%29+%2B+3%281%29+-+%281%29=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2+%2B3-1=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3%2B3=0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=0\"->true\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D+-+4x%5B2%5D+%2B+5x%5B3%5D+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-1+-+4%281%29++%2B+5%281%29+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-1+-4++%2B5+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-5%2B5=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=0+\"->true\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=>\"x%5B1%5D+=+-1\", \"x%5B2%5D+=+1\", \"x%5B3%5D+=+1\" \"is\" a solution to the linear system\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(d) Multiply each of the x-values in part (a) by 3. Are the resulting values a solution to the linear system?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D%2A3+=+1%2A3=3\", \"x%5B2+%5D%2A3=+-1%2A3=-3\", \"x%5B3%5D+%2A3=+-+1%2A3=-3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5B1%5D+%2B+3x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B3%5D+=+0\"......substitute given values
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2A%283%29+%2B+3%28-3%29+-+%28-3%29=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"6-9%2B3=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9-9=0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=0\"->\"true\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D+-+4x%5B2%5D+%2B+5x%5B3%5D+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3+-+4%28-3%29++%2B+5%28-3%29+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3+%2B12+-15+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"15-15=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=0+\"->\"true\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=>the resulting values \"are\" solution to the linear system \r
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