2z-3y+z=-19

5x+y-z=-7
-x+6y-z=35
What is the solution to the system of equations?

3 answers

To solve the system of equations, we can use the method of elimination or substitution.

First, let's use elimination by adding the second and third equations to eliminate the "z" term:

(5x + y - z) + (-x + 6y - z) = -7 + 35
4x + 7y - 2z = 28

Now, let's add this new equation and the first equation:

(4x + 7y - 2z) + (2z - 3y + z) = 28 - 19
4x + 7y = 9

Next, let's use substitution to solve for one variable. Let's solve the first equation for "z":

2z - 3y + z = -19
3z - 3y = -19
3z = 3y - 19
z = (3y - 19) / 3

Now, let's substitute this value of "z" in the second equation:

5x + y - [(3y - 19) / 3] = -7
5x + y - (3y - 19) / 3 = -7
15x + 3y - 3y + 19 = -21
15x + 19 = -21
15x = -21 - 19
15x = -40
x = -40 / 15
x = -8/3

Now that we have found the values of x and z, let's substitute the values in the third equation:

-(-8/3) + 6y - [(3y - 19) / 3] = 35
8/3 + 6y - (3y - 19) / 3 = 35
8/3 + (18y - 19) / 3 = 35
(8 + 18y - 19) / 3 = 35
18y - 11 = 105
18y = 105 + 11
18y = 116
y = 116 / 18
y = 58/9

Therefore, the solution to the system of equations is x = -8/3, y = 58/9, and z = (3y - 19) / 3.
I suspect a typo -- the first equation is most likely
2x-3y+z = -19

Secondly, adding the 2nd and third equations does not eliminate z, since
(5x + y - z) + (-x + 6y - z) = 4x+7y-2z

In any case solving the system of equations correctly yields a solution of (-2,6,3)
Apologies for the confusion. Let's revise the solution using the corrected first equation and solve the system of equations.

The revised system of equations is:
2x - 3y + z = -19
5x + y - z = -7
-x + 6y - z = 35

To eliminate the z variable, we can add the first and second equations:
(2x - 3y + z) + (5x + y - z) = -19 + (-7)
7x - 2y = -26

Now, let's add this new equation to the third equation:
(7x - 2y) + (-x + 6y - z) = -26 + 35
6x + 4y - z = 9

We now have two equations:
7x - 2y = -26
6x + 4y - z = 9

Let's solve the first equation for x:
7x = -26 + 2y
x = (-26 + 2y) / 7

Now, substitute this value of x into the second equation:
6((-26 + 2y) / 7) + 4y - z = 9
(-156 + 12y) / 7 + 4y - z = 9
-156 + 12y + 28y - 7z = 63
40y - 7z = 219

Now we can solve the equation 7x - 2y = -26 for x and z:
7((-26 + 2y) / 7) - 2y = -26
-26 + 2y - 2y = -26
-26 = -26 (True)

Therefore, x can have any value.

Substitute x = 0 into the equation 40y - 7z = 219:
40y - 7z = 219
40y = 7z + 219
y = (7z + 219) / 40

Since x can have any value, we can choose x = 0. Let's substitute x = 0 into the second equation:
5(0) + y - z = -7
y - z = -7
y = z - 7

Now we can express y and z relative to a parameter t:
y = z - 7
y = (7z + 219) / 40
(7z + 219) / 40 = z - 7
7z + 219 = 40z - 280
33z = 499
z = 499 / 33
z = 15.12

Substitute z = 15.12 back into y = z - 7:
y = z - 7
y = 15.12 - 7
y = 8.12

Therefore, the solution to the system of equations is x = 0, y = 8.12, and z = 15.12