Algebra 2 (1st Edition)

Published by McDougal Littell
ISBN 10: 0618595414
ISBN 13: 978-0-61859-541-9

Chapter 3 Linear Systems and Matrices - 3.4 Solve Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables - Guided Practice for Examples 1, 2, and 3 - Page 180: 3

Answer

$(x,-x+3,0)$

Work Step by Step

We have to solve the system: $$\begin{align*} \begin{cases} x+y+z&=3\quad\quad\text{Equation }1\\ x+y-z&=3\quad\quad\text{Equation }2\\ 2x+2y+z&=6\quad\quad\text{Equation }3. \end{cases} \end{align*}$$ We rewrite the system as a linear system in $\textit{two}$ variables:: $$\begin{align*} x+y+z&=3\quad\quad\text{Add Equation }1\\ x+y-z&=3\quad\quad\text{to Equation }2\\ \text{___________}&\text{______}\\ 2x+2y&=6\quad\quad\text{New Equation }1. \end{align*}$$ $$\begin{align*} x+y-z&=3\quad\quad\text{Add Equation }2\\ 2x+2y+z&=6\quad\quad\text{to Equation }3\\ \text{___________}&\text{______}\\ 3x+3y&=9\quad\quad\text{New Equation }2. \end{align*}$$ We solve the new linear system for both its variables: $$\begin{align*} -6x-6y&=-18\quad\text{Add }-3\text{ times Equation }1\\ 6x+6y&=18\quad\quad\text{to Equation }3\\ \text{___________}&\text{______}\\ 0&=0. \end{align*}$$ As we obtain the identity $0=0$, we conclude that the original system has infinitely many solutions. Now we describe the solutions of the system. We divide new Equation $1$ by $2$ to get $x+y=3$ or $y=-x+3$. We substitute this into original Equation $1$ and obtain $z=0$. So any ordered triple of the form $(x,-x+3,0)$ is a solution of the system.
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