Problem

Use Gaussian elimination to find the complete solution to the following system of equations, or show that none exists.
{5x+12y+5z=132x+5y+5z=8x+2y5z=3
Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice.
A. There is one solution. The solution set is {(,,D)}. (Simplify your answers.)
B. There are infinitely many solutions. The solution set is {(,;,z)}, where z is any real number. (Type expressions using z as the variable. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the expression.)
C. There is no solution. The solution set is .

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So, the correct choice is C. There is no solution. The solution set is .

Steps

Step 1 :We start by writing the system of equations in augmented matrix form: [51251325581253]

Step 2 :We then perform row operations to get the matrix in row-echelon form. First, we swap the first and third rows to get: [12532558512513]

Step 3 :Next, we subtract twice the first row from the second row and five times the first row from the third row to get: [125301151402302]

Step 4 :We then subtract twice the second row from the third row to get: [125301151400030]

Step 5 :From the third row, we see that 0 = 30, which is a contradiction. Therefore, the system of equations has no solution.

Step 6 :So, the correct choice is C. There is no solution. The solution set is .

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