Find the ordered triplet \((x,y,z)\)for the following system of equations:
\(\begin{align*} x + 3y + 2z &= 1,\\ -3x + y + 5z &= 10,\\ -2x - 3y +z &= 7. \end{align*}\)
Include the parentheses for the ordered triplet in your answer.
x + 3y + 2z = 1
-3x + y + 5z = 10
-2x - 3y + z = 7
Add the first and third equations ⇒ -x + 3z = 8
Multiply this by 10 ⇒ -10x + 30z = 80 (4)
Multiply the second equation by -3 ⇒ 9x -3y - 15z = -30
Add this to the first equation ⇒ 10x -13z = -29 (5)
Add (4) and (5) ⇒ 17z = 51
Divide both sides by 17
z = 3
And
-x + 3(3) = 8
-x + 9 = 8
-x = -1
x = 1
And
1 + 3y + 2(3) = 1
1 + 3y + 6 = 1
3y + 6 = 0
3y = 6
y = - 2
So
{x, y, z} = { 1, - 2, 3 }
First, we add the first and third equations to get -x+3z=8. Then, we multiply the first equation by two and add the third equation to that to get 3y+5z=9. Then, we subtract that from the second equation to get -3x-2y=1. Then, we add the first equation to the second and subtract the third equation from that to get 7y+6z=4. This means that we now have the equations
-x+3z=8
3y+5z=9
-3x-2y=1
7y+6z=4
Looking at the second and fourth equations, we find that y = -2 and that z = 3. Solving for x, we find that x = 1. I'll leave the checking up to you.