+0

# Find the ordered triplet $(x,y,z)$ for the following system of equations:

0
88
3

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*}

Oct 27, 2019

#1
+106539
+1

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 }

Oct 27, 2019
#2
+308
+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.

Oct 27, 2019
#3
+106539
+1

THX, ThatOnePerson   !!!!

CPhill  Oct 27, 2019