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| Question 20884:  Write a matrix equation equivalent to the system of equations.
 9x + 9y = -9
 5x - 2y = 6
 Cramer's rule.
 6x + 4y = -4
 y = -3x - 7
 Answer by venugopalramana(3286)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Write a matrix equation equivalent to the system of equations. 9x + 9y = -9
 5x - 2y = 6
 we write the matrix equation as (A)*(X)=(C)..where A is the (2,2)matrix of coefficients namely,9,9,5 and -2 here.X is the (2,1) matrix of unknowns x and y and C is the constants (2,1)matrix on the right side of the eqn NAMELY -9 AND 6.you will find that from the rule for equality of matrices,the above matrix eqn.in effect means the same as that of the given equations.
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  )*(  )=(  ) Cramer's rule.
 6x + 4y = -4
 y = -3x - 7
 GIVING BELOW EXAMPE OF CRAMERS RULE.
 My question is.... I was wondering how to do the cramer rule on a 3x3. I have found a bunch of examples and stuff, but I want to know how in the world do you find the determinants of the D, Dx, Dy.and Dz. If you could just tell me how, that would be great.
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 Answer 9496 by venugopalramana(585) About Me  on 2005-11-15 10:49:54 (Show Source):
 SEE THE FOLLOWING AND COME BACK IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY.HERE C,CX,CY,CZ REFER TO YOUR D,DX,DY,DZ...JUST A DIFFERENCE IN NOMENCLATURE.I SHOWED IN DETAIL A 2X2 DETERMINANT AND THEN IN BRIEF A 3X3 DETERMINANT
 2x+y=4
 3x-y=6
 make a deteminant with coefficients of x (2,3)and y(1,-1) in the 2 eqns.call it C.(Actually for a determinant as you know ,the numbers are contained in vertical bars at either end like |xx|,but in the following the bars are omitted due to difficulty in depiction.you may assume the bars are present)
 C=matrix(2,2,2,1,3,-1)=2*(-1)-(1*3)=-5
 ..now use the constants (4,6)to replace coefficients of x(2,3) in the above determinant C...call it CX..
 CX=matrix(2,2,4,1,6,-1)=4*(-1)-1*6=-4-6=-10
 ..now use the constants (4,6)to replace coefficients of y(1,-1) in the above determinant C...call it CY..
 CY=matrix(2,2,2,4,3,6)=2*6-3*4=12=12=0
 ..now cramers rule says that
 (x/CX)=(y/CY)=(1/C)..so we get
 x/(-10)=y/0=1/-5
 x=-10/-5=10/5=2
 y=0/-5=0
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 so using the above method you can do the next problem ..here due to presence of 3 variables you will get 3rd.order determinants...4 in all...namely C,CX,CY and CZ,the last formula also extends to include z ,
 (x/CX)=(y/CY)=(z/CZ)=(1/C)..
 but the procedure is same ..
 2x+3y+ z= 5
 x+y-2z= -2
 -3x +z=-7 ...
 ...just to give you the idea
 C=matrix(3,3,2,3,1,1,1,-2,-3,0,1)..and
 CZ=matrix(3,3,2,3,5,1,1,-2,-3,0,7)..etc..hope you can work out the rest
 
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