system of equations:

solve the following system of operations using matrices (row operations)

{5x + y + z + w = -5}
{x - 2y + 2z -3w = -4}

5 answers

2 equations
4 unknowns

no single solution.
I need more than that. What are the values of "x"

I worked out the values of "y" to be:
y = (15/11) + (9/11z) - (16/11w), but I could be wrong
oh, well, if that's the kind of solution you want, then it's ok.

Eliminating x, I get

5x+y+z+w = -5
5x-10y+10z-15w = -20

11y-9z+16w = 15
so your answer looks good to me.
so are you saying that "x" is 15?
No. I used your answer and showed that no matter what x,z,w are, the expression you got will work for y. We eliminated x, remember?