`x+2y-3z=-28`
`4y+2z=0`
`-x+y-z=-5`
The equations in the matrix form can be written as,
`[[1,2,-3,-28],[0,4,2,0],[-1,1,-1,-5]]`
Add Row 1 and Row 3
`[[1,2,-3,-28],[0,4,2,0],[0,3,-4,-33]]`
Multiply Row 2 by 2 and Add it to Row 3
`[[1,2,-3,-28],[0,4,2,0],[0,11,0,-33]]`
Now the equations can be written as,
`x+2y-3z=-28` ----- equation 1
`4y+2z=0` ------ equation 2
`11y=-33` ----- equation 3
From equation 3,
`y=-33/11=-3`
Substitute back y in equation 2,
`4(-3)+2z=0`
`-12+2z=0`
`2z=12`
`z=12/2=6`
substitute back y and z in equation 1,
`x+2(-3)-3(6)=-28`
`x-6-18=-28`
`x=-28+18+6`
`x=-4`
So the solutions are x=-4, y=-3, z=6
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