Question

Please help, I didn't learn this in class!

Solve this system by elimination

-2x+2y+3z=0
-2x-y+z=-3
2x+3y+3z=5

Thank you.

Answer 1

Solve the following system using elimination:
{-2 x + 2 y + 3 z = 0 | (equation 1)
{-2 x - y + z = -3 | (equation 2)
{2 x + 3 y + 3 z = 5 | (equation 3)

Subtract equation 1 from equation 2:
{-(2 x) + 2 y + 3 z = 0 | (equation 1)
{0 x - 3 y - 2 z = -3 | (equation 2)
{2 x + 3 y + 3 z = 5 | (equation 3)

Multiply equation 2 by -1:
{-(2 x) + 2 y + 3 z = 0 | (equation 1)
{0 x+3 y + 2 z = 3 | (equation 2)
{2 x + 3 y + 3 z = 5 | (equation 3)

Add equation 1 to equation 3:
{-(2 x) + 2 y + 3 z = 0 | (equation 1)
{0 x+3 y + 2 z = 3 | (equation 2)
{0 x+5 y + 6 z = 5 | (equation 3)

Swap equation 2 with equation 3:
{-(2 x) + 2 y + 3 z = 0 | (equation 1)
{0 x+5 y + 6 z = 5 | (equation 2)
{0 x+3 y + 2 z = 3 | (equation 3)

Subtract 3/5 × (equation 2) from equation 3:
{-(2 x) + 2 y + 3 z = 0 | (equation 1)
{0 x+5 y + 6 z = 5 | (equation 2)
{0 x+0 y - (8 z)/5 = 0 | (equation 3)

Multiply equation 3 by 5/8:
{-(2 x) + 2 y + 3 z = 0 | (equation 1)
{0 x+5 y + 6 z = 5 | (equation 2)
{0 x+0 y - z = 0 | (equation 3)

Multiply equation 3 by -1:
{-(2 x) + 2 y + 3 z = 0 | (equation 1)
{0 x+5 y + 6 z = 5 | (equation 2)
{0 x+0 y+z = 0 | (equation 3)

Subtract 6 × (equation 3) from equation 2:
{-(2 x) + 2 y + 3 z = 0 | (equation 1)
{0 x+5 y+0 z = 5 | (equation 2)
{0 x+0 y+z = 0 | (equation 3)


Divide equation 2 by 5:
{-(2 x) + 2 y + 3 z = 0 | (equation 1)
{0 x+y+0 z = 1 | (equation 2)
{0 x+0 y+z = 0 | (equation 3)

Subtract 2 × (equation 2) from equation 1:
{-(2 x) + 0 y+3 z = -2 | (equation 1)
{0 x+y+0 z = 1 | (equation 2)
v0 x+0 y+z = 0 | (equation 3)


Subtract 3 × (equation 3) from equation 1:
{-(2 x)+0 y+0 z = -2 | (equation 1)
{0 x+y+0 z = 1 | (equation 2)
{0 x+0 y+z = 0 | (equation 3)

Divide equation 1 by -2:
{x+0 y+0 z = 1 | (equation 1)
{0 x+y+0 z = 1 | (equation 2)
{0 x+0 y+z = 0 | (equation 3)

Collect results:

Answer: {x = 1, y = 1, z = 0