Solve the following questions.
, find A – 1 and hence solve the following system of equations:
3x – 4y + 2z = – 1, 2x + 3y + 5z = 7, x + z = 2.
A =
|A| = 3(3 – 0) + 4(2 – 5) + 2(0 – 3)
= 9 – 12 – 6
= – 9
Now, the cofactors of A
C11 = (– 1)1 + 1 3 – 0 = 3
C21 = (– 1)2 + 1 – 4 – 0 = 4
C31 = (– 1)3 + 1 – 20 – 6 = – 26
C12 = (– 1)1 + 2 2 – 5 = 3
C22 = (– 1)2 + 1 3 – 2 = 1
C32 = (– 1)3 + 1 15 – 4 = – 11
C13 = (– 1)1 + 2 0 – 3 = – 3
C23 = (– 1)2 + 1 0 + 4 = – 4
C33 = (– 1)3 + 1 9 + 8 = 17
adj A =
A – 1 =
A – 1 =
Now the given equation can be written as:
A X B
Or, X = A – 1B
=
X =
X =
Hence, x = 3,y = 2 and z = – 1