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The given system of equations in augmented matrix form is
If you need to solve this, first get the matrix in RREF:
- Add 2(row 1) to row 2, row 1 to -3(row 3), and 2(row 1) to 3(row 4):
- Add 11(row 2) to -5(row 3), and 19(row 1) to -5(row 4):
- Add 164(row 3) to -91(row 4):
- Multiply row 4 by 1/13080:
- Add -153(row 4) to row 3:
- Add 6(row 3) and -8(row 4) to row 2:
- Add -2(row 2), 4(row 3), and -2(row 4) to row 1:
So the solution to this system is .
Answer:
a) 0.8( 8/10 gives 0.8)
b)0.7( if it was 7/100 it would have been
0.07)
c)3.5( by converting mixed fractions to improper fractions, that is, 3×2+1 and having the same denominator 2… we get 7/2… for the purpose of converting it to decimal, 7×5/2*5= 35/10… by moving one decimal place to the left, we get 3.5)
D) 2.5 ( the same way as c) 5*5/2*5: 25/10 or you can make it to be 5*50/2*50: 250/100 which still gives 2.5)