You need to use gaussian elimination, hence, you need to convert the original form of the system to a triangular form.
You need to eliminate the variable x from the first and second equations and then, from the first and the third equations such that:
`{(4x+8y-z=10|*(-3)), (3x-8y+9z=14|*4):}` `=gt{(-12x-24y+3z=-30),(12x-32y+36z=56):}`
Adding the equations yields:
`-56y + 39z = 26`
Considering the first and the third equations yields:
`{(4x+8y-z=10|*(7)), (7x+6y+5z=0|*(-4)):}` `=>{(28x+56y-7z=70),(-28x-24y-20z=0):}`
Adding the equations yields:
`32y - 27z = 70`
You need to use the equations -`56y + 39z = 26` and `32y - 27z = 70` to eliminate y such that:
`{(-56y + 39z = 26|*4),(32y - 27z = 70|*7):}=gt` `{(-224y + 156z = 104),(224y - 189z = 490):}`
`-33z = 594 => z = -18`
Substituting -18 for z in equation `32y - 27z = 70` yields:
`32y - 27(-18)= 70 => 32y =-416 => y = -13`
Substituting -18 for z and -13 for y in equation `4x+8y-z=10` yields:
`4x-104+18=10 => 4x=96 => x = 24`
Hence, evaluating the solution to the given system, using gaussian elimination, yields `x = 24 , y = -13 , z = -18` .
Write the three equations as an augmented matrix:
4 8 -1 | 10
3 -8 9 | 14
7 6 5 | 0
The result of using gaussian elimination on this matrix will be an augmented matrix in echelon form:
1 a b | c or 1 a b | c
0 1 d | e 0 0 1 | d
0 0 1 | f 0 0 0 | e
First multiply row 1 by 1/4:
1 2 -1/4 | 5/2
3 -8 9 | 14
7 6 5 | 0
Now take 3*row 1 from row 2 and 7*row 1 from row 3:
1 2 -1/4 | 5/2
0 -14 39/4 | 13/2
0 -8 27/4 | -35/2
Now multiply row 2 by -1/14:
1 2 -1/4 | 5/2
0 1 -39/56 | -13/28
0 -8 27/4 | -35/2
Now add 8*row 2 to row 3:
1 2 -1/4 | 5/2
0 1 -39/56 | -13/28
0 0 33/28 | -297/14
Finally multiply row 3 by 28/33
1 2 -1/4 | 5/2
0 1 -39/56 | -13/28
0 0 1 | -18
Gauss-jordan elimination will result in the identity matrix on the left of the augmented matrix.
Add 39/56*row 3 to row 2 and 1/4*row 3 to row 1:
1 2 0 | -2
0 1 0 | -13
0 0 1 | -18
Finally take 2*row 2 from row 1:
1 0 0 | 24
0 1 0 | -13
0 0 1 | -18
Therefore the solution to the system of equations is
`x = 24`, `y = -13` and `z = -18`
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