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| Question 888422:  use matrices to solve this system:
 2x+3y+z=2
 5x-2y-z=4
 x-y-2z=-3
 Answer by richwmiller(17219)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2x+3y+z=2 5x-2y-z=4
 x-y-2z=-3
 
 2,3,1,2
 5,-2,-1,4
 1,-1,-2,-3
 divide row 1 by 2/1
 1,3/2,1/2,1
 5,-2,-1,4
 1,-1,-2,-3
 add  down (-5/1) *row 1 to row 2
 1,3/2,1/2,1
 0,-19/2,-7/2,-1
 1,-1,-2,-3
 add  down (-1/1) *row 1 to row 3
 1,3/2,1/2,1
 0,-19/2,-7/2,-1
 0,-5/2,-5/2,-4
 divide row 2 by -19/2
 1,3/2,1/2,1
 0,1,-14/-38,-2/-19
 0,-5/2,-5/2,-4
 add  down (5/2) *row 2 to row 3
 1,3/2,1/2,1
 0,1,7/19,2/19
 0,0,-120/76,-142/38
 divide row 3 by -30/19
 1,3/2,1/2,1
 0,1,7/19,2/19
 0,0,1,-1349/-570
 We now have the value for the last variable.
 We will work our way up and get the other solutions.
 add up  (-7/19) *row 3 to row 2
 1,3/2,1/2,1
 0,1,0,-8303/10830
 0,0,1,71/30
 add up  (-1/2) *row 3 to row 1
 1,6/4,0,-11/60
 0,1,0,-23/30
 0,0,1,71/30
 add up  (-3/2) *row 2 to row 1
 1,0,0,3480/3600
 0,1,0,-23/30
 0,0,1,71/30
 final
 1,0,0,29/30
 0,1,0,-23/30
 0,0,1,71/30
 1,0,0,29/30 = 0.96666667
 0,1,0,-23/30 = -0.76666667
 0,0,1,71/30 = 2.36666667
 
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