2. Use Gauss-Jordan Elimination to find the solution to the system or show that none exists.
a. Solve the system using the Gauss-Jordan Elimination Method. Show all row operations and the final matrix in reduced row echelon form.
b. Write the solution as an ordered triple.
c. Fill out the table to show two of the possible solutions to the system.
Hint: Pick two random values for
So, two possible solutions to the system are
Step 1 :Write the system of equations as an augmented matrix:
Step 2 :Swap row 1 and row 2 to get the largest absolute value in the top left corner:
Step 3 :Multiply row 1 by -1/2 to get a 1 in the top left corner:
Step 4 :Subtract row 1 from row 2 and row 3 to get zeros below the leading 1 in the first column:
Step 5 :Multiply row 2 by -1/2.5 and row 3 by -1/3.5 to get a 1 in the second and third row of the second column:
Step 6 :Subtract row 2 from row 3 to get a zero in the third row of the second column:
Step 7 :Write the system of equations from the final matrix:
Step 8 :Solve for x, y, and z to get the solution as an ordered triple:
Step 9 :Choose two random values for z to find two possible solutions to the system. For example, if z = 0, then
Step 10 :So, two possible solutions to the system are