Solve the following system of equations by matrix method:
The given system can be written in matrix form as:
AX = B
Now,
|A| = 2(75) – 3(– 110) + 10(72)
= 150 + 330 + 720
= 1200
So, the above system has a unique solution, given by
X = A – 1B
Cofactors of A are:
C11 = (– 1)1 + 1 120 – 45 = 75
C21 = (– 1)2 + 1 – 60 – 90 = 150
C31 = (– 1)3 + 1 15 + 60 = 75
C12 = (– 1)1 + 2 – 80 – 30 = 110
C22 = (– 1)2 + 1 – 40 – 60 = – 100
C32 = (– 1)3 + 1 10 – 40 = 30
C13 = (– 1)1 + 2 36 + 36 = 72
C23 = (– 1)2 + 1 18 – 18 = 0
C33 = (– 1)3 + 1 – 12 – 12 = – 24
adj A =
=
A – 1 =
Now, X = A – 1B =
X =
Hence, X = 2,Y = 3 and Z = 5