Saturday, January 29, 2011

Solve for x, y , z. 3x+4y+2z=10 x+2y+3z=6 3x+2y+z=4

We'll note  the equations
as:


3x + 2y + z = 4 (1)


x + 2y
+ 3z = 6 (2)


3x + 4y + 2z = 10
(3)


We'll subtract (2)
from (1):


3x + 2y + z  - x - 2y - 3z = 4 -
6


We'll combine and eliminate like
terms:


2x - 2z = -2


We'll
divide by 2:


x - z = -1
(4)


We'll multiply (1) by 2 and we'll
get:


2*(3x + 2y + z) = 8


We'll
remove the brackets:


6x + 4y + 2z = 8
(5)


We'll subtract (3) from
(5):


6x + 4y + 2z -3x - 4y - 2z = 8 –
10


We'll combine and eliminate like
terms:


3x = -2


We'll divide by
3:


x =
-2/3


We'll substitute x in
(4)


-2/3 - z = -1


We'll
multiply by -1:


2/3 + z =
1


We'll subtract 2/3 both
sides:


z = 1 - 
2/3


z =
1/3


We'll substitute x = -2/3 and z = 1/3 in
(2)


-2/3 + 2y + 3*1/3 =
6


-2/3 + 2y + 1 = 6


2y = 5 +
2/3


2y = (15 + 2)/3


We'll
divide by 2:


y =
17/6


The solution of the
system is: {(-2/3 , 17/6, 1/3)}.

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