How do you solve #((1, -6, 0), (0, 1, -7), (3, 0, 2))X=((1), (4), (11))#?

1 Answer
May 9, 2016

#X=((4),(0.5),(-0.5))#

Explanation:

Let #X=((a),(b),(c))#
Using Cramer's Rule to solve the augmented matrix
#color(white)("XXXXXXXXXXXxX")acolor(white)("XX")bcolor(white)("Xx")c color(white)("XXX")k#
#color(white)("XXX")((M,"|",k))=((1,-6,0,"|",1),(0,1,-7,"|",4),(3,0,2,"|",11))#

Calculating the Determinants:
#color(white)("XXX")Det(M)= |(1,-6,0),(0,1,-7),(3,0,2)|#

#color(white)("XXXXXXX")=1color(white)("X")[(1xx2)-(0xx-7)]#
#color(white)("XXXXXXXX")-color(white)("X")0[(-6xx2)-(0xx0)]#
#color(white)("XXXXXXXX")+3color(white)("X")[((-6)xx(-7))-(0xx0)]#

#color(white)("XXXXXXX")=128#

Similarly
#color(white)("XXX")Det(M_a)=512#

#color(white)("XXX")Det(M_b)=64#

#color(white)("XXX")Det(M_c)=-64#

By Cramer's Rule:
#color(white)("XXX")a=(Det(M_a))/(Det(M))=512/128=4#

#color(white)("XXX")b=(Det(M_b))/(Det(M))=64/128=0.5#

#color(white)("XXX")c=(Det(M_c))/(Det(M))=(-64)/128=-0.5#

Confession: I used as spreadsheet to do the detailed arithmetic work
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