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Question
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Solve by matrix method:
y + 2z = – 8
x + 2y + 3z = – 14
3x + y + z = – 8

Solution

The given equations are
y + 2z = – 8
x + 2y + 3z = – 14
3x + y + z = – 8
These equations can be written as
                            open square brackets table row 0 cell space space 1 end cell cell space space 2 end cell row 1 cell space space 2 end cell cell space 3 end cell row 3 cell space 1 end cell cell space 1 end cell end table close square brackets space equals space open square brackets table row straight x row straight y row straight z end table close square brackets space equals space open square brackets table row cell negative 8 end cell row cell negative 14 end cell row cell negative 8 end cell end table close square brackets
or     AX space equals space straight B space where space straight A space equals space open square brackets table row 0 cell space space 1 end cell cell space space 2 end cell row 1 cell space space 2 end cell cell space space 3 end cell row 3 cell space space 1 end cell cell space space 1 end cell end table close square brackets comma space space space straight X space equals space open square brackets table row straight x row straight y row straight z end table close square brackets comma space space straight B space equals space open square brackets table row cell negative 8 end cell row cell negative 14 end cell row cell negative 8 end cell end table close square brackets space space
     open vertical bar straight A close vertical bar space equals space open vertical bar table row 0 cell space space space 1 end cell cell space space 2 end cell row 1 cell space space 2 end cell cell space space 3 end cell row 3 cell space space 1 end cell cell space space 1 end cell end table close vertical bar space equals space 0 open vertical bar table row 2 cell space space space space 3 end cell row 1 cell space space space 1 end cell end table close vertical bar minus 1 open vertical bar table row 1 cell space space space space 3 end cell row 3 cell space space space space 1 end cell end table close vertical bar plus space 2 open vertical bar table row 1 cell space space space 2 end cell row 3 cell space space 1 end cell end table close vertical bar
space space space space space space equals 0 left parenthesis 2 minus 3 right parenthesis space minus space 1 left parenthesis 1 minus 9 right parenthesis space plus space 2 left parenthesis 1 minus 6 right parenthesis space equals space 0 plus 8 minus 10 space equals space minus 2 space not equal to space 0
space therefore space space space straight A to the power of negative 1 end exponent space exists.
Co-factors of the elements of first row of | A | are
open vertical bar table row 2 cell space space space 3 end cell row 1 cell space space 1 end cell end table close vertical bar comma space space space minus open vertical bar table row 1 cell space space space 3 end cell row 3 cell space space space 1 end cell end table close vertical bar comma space space space space open vertical bar table row 1 cell space space space space 2 end cell row 3 cell space space space 1 end cell end table close vertical bar
i.e. –1, 8, –5 respectively.
Co-factors of the elements of second row of | A | are
negative open vertical bar table row 1 cell space space space 2 end cell row 1 cell space space 1 end cell end table close vertical bar comma space space space space open vertical bar table row 0 cell space space 2 end cell row 3 cell space space 1 end cell end table close vertical bar comma space space space minus open vertical bar table row 0 cell space space space 1 end cell row 3 cell space space 1 end cell end table close vertical bar
i.e. 1, –6, 3 respectively.
Co-factors of the elements of third row of | A | are
open vertical bar table row 1 cell space space space 2 end cell row 2 cell space space space 3 end cell end table close vertical bar comma space space space space minus open vertical bar table row 0 cell space space space space 2 end cell row 1 cell space space space 3 end cell end table close vertical bar comma space space open vertical bar table row 0 cell space space space 1 end cell row 1 cell space space 2 end cell end table close vertical bar
i.e.   –1,   2, –1 respectively.
therefore space space space space adj. space straight A space equals space open square brackets table row cell negative 1 end cell cell space space space space 8 end cell cell space space minus 5 end cell row cell space space 1 end cell cell space space minus 6 end cell cell space space space space space space 3 end cell row cell negative 1 end cell cell space space space space space 2 end cell cell space space minus 1 end cell end table close square brackets to the power of apostrophe space equals space open square brackets table row cell negative 1 end cell cell space space space space space 1 end cell cell space space space minus 1 end cell row cell space space space space 8 end cell cell space space minus 6 end cell cell space space space space space space space 2 end cell row cell space space minus 5 end cell cell space space space space space 3 end cell cell space space minus 1 end cell end table close square brackets
therefore space space space space straight A to the power of negative 1 end exponent equals space fraction numerator adj space straight A over denominator open vertical bar straight A close vertical bar end fraction space equals space minus 1 half open square brackets table row cell negative 1 end cell cell space space space space space 1 end cell cell space space space minus 1 end cell row cell space space space 8 end cell cell space space minus 6 end cell cell space space space space space space 2 end cell row cell negative 5 end cell cell space space space space 3 end cell cell space space minus 1 end cell end table close square brackets
Now space AX space equals space straight B space space space space rightwards double arrow space space space space space space space space space space space straight X space equals space straight A to the power of negative 1 end exponent straight B
therefore space space space space space space space open square brackets table row straight x row straight y row straight z end table close square brackets space equals space minus 1 half open square brackets table row cell negative 1 end cell cell space space space space space 1 end cell cell space space space minus 1 end cell row cell space space space space 8 end cell cell space space minus 6 end cell cell space space space space space space 2 end cell row cell space minus 5 end cell cell space space space space 3 end cell cell space space minus 1 end cell end table close square brackets space open square brackets table row cell negative 8 end cell row cell negative 14 end cell row cell negative 8 end cell end table close square brackets
rightwards double arrow space space space space space open square brackets table row straight x row straight y row straight z end table close square brackets space equals space minus 1 half open square brackets table row cell 8 minus 14 plus 8 end cell row cell negative 64 plus 84 minus 16 end cell row cell 40 minus 42 plus 8 end cell end table close square brackets
rightwards double arrow space space space space space open square brackets table row straight x row straight y row straight z end table close square brackets space equals space minus 1 half open square brackets table row 2 row 4 row 6 end table close square brackets space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space rightwards double arrow space space space space space open square brackets table row straight x row straight y row straight z end table close square brackets space equals space open square brackets table row cell negative 1 end cell row cell negative 2 end cell row cell negative 3 end cell end table close square brackets
therefore space space space space straight x space equals space minus 1 comma space space space space space space straight y space equals space minus 2 comma space space space space space straight z space equals space minus 3 space is space required space solution.

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