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| Question 31811:  Can you help me with this question. Here is what it reads:
 Use matrices to solve the following system:
 What is the value of y?
 -4x-3z=7
 x-2y-z=1
 -5x+2y-z=1
 Here are my possible choices:
 (a) -5
 (b) -2
 (c) 8
 (d) 3
 Thank you for your help
 Answer by venugopalramana(3286)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! SEE THE FOLLOWING AND TRY.IF STILL IN DIFFICULTY PLEASE COME BACK This is a systems of equations problem and I need to solve for x,y,z. I do not how to get any of the variables or what steps to take to get the answers.
 The problem:
 2x-5y+ ___=-22
 __+y+3z=10
 x+___+8z=15
 The underscores represents blanks or O
 If this had to be an augmented matrix, how would I do that and get those variables?
 1 solutions
 Answer 20202 by venugopalramana(1462) About Me on 2006-04-16 22:01:33 (Show Source):
 2x-5y+ ___=-22...........................I
 __+y+3z=10.....................II
 x+___+8z=15...........................III
 2*EQN.III-EQN.I
 2X+16Z-2X+5Y=30+22=52
 5Y+16Z=52...........................IV
 EQN.IV-5*EQN.II
 5Y+16Z-5Y-15Z=52-50=2
 Z=2....SUBSTITUTING IN EQN.III
 X+8*2=15
 X=15-16=-1
 SUBSTITUTING FOR Z IN EQN.II
 Y+3*2=10
 Y=10-6=4
 USING MATRIX METHOD...AUGMENTED MATRIX IS
 2 -5 0 -22 1 0 0 ?
 0 1 3 10 0 1 0 ?
 1 0 8 15 0 0 1 ?
 NR1=R1/2
 1 -2.5 0 -11
 0 1 3 10
 1 0 8 15
 NR3=R3-R1
 1 -2.5 0 -11
 0 1 3 10
 0 2.5 8 26
 NR3=R3-2.5*R2
 1 -2.5 0 -11
 0 1 3 10
 0 0 0.5 1
 NR3=R3/0.5
 1 -2.5 0 -11
 0 1 3 10
 0 0 1 2
 NR2=R2-3R3
 1 -2.5 0 -11
 0 1 0 4
 0 0 1 2
 NR1=R1+2.5R2
 1 0 0 -1
 0 1 0 4
 0 0 1 2
 HENCE
 X=-1
 Y=4
 Z=2
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