Question

Write the next five numbers in each sequence,

Answer 1

Answer:

SOLUTION

First, we write the augmented matrix.

⎡

⎢

⎣

1

−

1

1

2

3

−

1

3

−

2

−

9

 

|

 

8

−

2

9

⎤

⎥

⎦

Next, we perform row operations to obtain row-echelon form.

−

2

R

1

+

R

2

=

R

2

→

⎡

⎢

⎣

1

−

1

1

0

5

−

3

3

−

2

−

9

|

8

−

18

9

⎤

⎥

⎦

−

3

R

1

+

R

3

=

R

3

→

⎡

⎢

⎣

1

−

1

1

0

5

−

3

0

1

−

12

|

8

−

18

−

15

⎤

⎥

⎦

The easiest way to obtain a 1 in row 2 of column 1 is to interchange \displaystyle {R}_{2}R

​2

​​  and \displaystyle {R}_{3}R

​3

​​ .

Interchange

R

2

and

R

3

→

⎡

⎢

⎣

1

−

1

1

8

0

1

−

12

−

15

0

5

−

3

−

18

⎤

⎥

⎦

Then

−

5

R

2

+

R

3

=

R

3

→

⎡

⎢

⎣

1

−

1

1

0

1

−

12

0

0

57

|

8

−

15

57

⎤

⎥

⎦

−

1

57

R

3

=

R

3

→

⎡

⎢

⎣

1

−

1

1

0

1

−

12

0

0

1

|

8

−

15

1

⎤

⎥

⎦

The last matrix represents the equivalent system.

 

x

−

y

+

z

=

8

 

y

−

12

z

=

−

15

 

z

=

1

Using back-substitution, we obtain the solution as \displaystyle \left(4,-3,1\right)(4,−3,1).

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