Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - Inconsistent and Dependent Systems and Their Applications - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 902: 2

Answer

There is only one solution.

Work Step by Step

In this matrix, we will convert all the rows into a linear equation and solve them. Translating every row of the matrix into equation form we get, $\begin{align} x+y+2z=19 & \\ y+2z=13 & \\ z=5 & \\ \end{align}$ Substitute, $ z=5$ in $ y+2z=13$ to get, $\begin{align} & y+2\times 5=13 \\ & y+10=13 \\ & y=13-10 \\ & y=3 \end{align}$ Substitute, $ z=5$, $ y=3$ in $ x+y+2z=19$ to get, $\begin{align} & x+3+2\times 5=19 \\ & x+3+10=19 \\ & x=19-13 \\ & x=6 \end{align}$ So, the values are: $\begin{align} & x=6 \\ & y=3 \\ & z=5 \end{align}$ Hence, the system has one solution.
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