Problem: Determine the solution set to the following system of equations using the Gauss Jordan
Elimination.
𝑎 + 𝑏 − 2𝑐 + 𝑑 + 3𝑒 − 𝑓 = 4 𝑅1
2𝑎 − 𝑏 + 𝑐 + 2𝑑 + 𝑒 − 3𝑓 = 20 𝑅2
𝑎 + 3𝑏 − 3𝑐 − 𝑑 + 2𝑒 + 𝑓 = −15 𝑅3
5𝑎 + 2𝑏 − 𝑐 − 𝑑 + 2𝑒 + 𝑓 = −3 𝑅4
−3𝑎 − 𝑏 + 2𝑐 + 3𝑑 + 𝑒 + 3𝑓 = 16 𝑅5
4𝑎 + 3𝑏 + 𝑐 − 6𝑑 − 3𝑒 − 2𝑓 = −27 𝑅6
Solution:
Write the system as an augmented matrix
1 1 -2 1 3 -1 4 𝑅1
2 -1 1 2 1 -3 20 𝑅2
1 3 -3 -1 2 1 -15 𝑅3
5 2 -1 -1 2 1 -3 𝑅4
-3 -1 2 3 1 3 16 𝑅5
4 3 1 -6 -3 -2 -27 𝑅6
1 1 -2 1 3 -1 4
2 -1 1 2 1 -3 20 𝑅2 = 𝑅2 − (2𝑥𝑅1 )
1 3 -3 -1 2 1 -15 𝑅3 = 𝑅3 − 𝑅1
5 2 -1 -1 2 1 -3 𝑅4 = 𝑅4 − (5𝑥𝑅1 )
-3 -1 2 3 1 3 16 𝑅5 = 𝑅5 + (3𝑥𝑅1 )
4 3 1 -6 -3 -2 -27 𝑅6 = 𝑅6 − (4𝑥𝑅1 )
1 1 -2 1 3 -1 4
0 -3 5 0 -5 -1 12
0 2 -1 -2 -1 2 -19
0 -3 9 -6 -13 6 -23 𝑅2 swap with (−1 𝑥 𝑅6 )
0 2 -4 6 10 0 28
0 -1 9 -10 -15 2 -43
Eliminate column 2
1 1 -2 1 3 -1 4 𝑅1 = 𝑅1 − 𝑅2
0 1 -9 10 15 -2 43
0 2 -1 -2 -1 2 -19 𝑅3 = 𝑅3 − (2𝑥𝑅2 )
0 -3 9 -6 -13 6 -23 𝑅4 = 𝑅4 + (3𝑥𝑅2 )
0 2 -4 6 10 0 28 𝑅5 = 𝑅5 − (2𝑥𝑅2 )
0 -3 5 0 -5 -1 12 𝑅6 = 𝑅6 + (3𝑥𝑅2 )
1 0 7 -9 -12 1 -39
0 1 -9 10 15 -2 43
0 0 17 -22 -31 6 -105 𝑅3 = 𝑅3 /17 (to find leading 1 in row 3)
0 0 -18 24 32 0 106
0 0 14 -14 -20 4 -58
0 0 -22 30 40 -7 141
Eliminate the 3rd column
1 0 7 -9 -12 1 -39 𝑅1 = 𝑅1 − (7𝑥𝑅3 )
0 1 -9 10 15 -2 43 𝑅2 = 𝑅2 + (9𝑥𝑅3 )
0 0 1 -22/17 -31/17 6/17 -105/17
0 0 -18 24 32 0 106 𝑅4 = 𝑅4 + (18𝑥𝑅3 )
0 0 14 -14 -20 4 -58 𝑅5 = 𝑅5 − (14𝑥𝑅3 )
0 0 -22 30 40 -7 141 𝑅6 = 𝑅6 + (22𝑥𝑅3 )
1 0 0 1/17 13/17 -25/17 72/17
0 1 0 -28/17 -24/17 20/17 -214/17
0 0 1 -22/17 -31/17 6/17 -105/17
0 0 0 12/17 -14/17 108/17 -88/17 𝑅4 = 𝑅4 /(12⁄17) (to find leading 1 in row 3)
0 0 0 70/17 94/17 - 16/17 484/17
0 0 0 26/17 - 2/17 13/17 87/17
1 0 0 1/17 13/17 -25/17 72/17 𝑅1 = 𝑅1 − (1⁄17 𝑥𝑅4 )
0 1 0 -28/17 -24/17 20/17 -214/17 𝑅2 = 𝑅2 + (28⁄17 𝑥𝑅4 )
0 0 1 -22/17 -31/17 6/17 -105/17 𝑅3 = 𝑅3 + (22⁄17 𝑥𝑅4 )
0 0 0 1 -7/6 9 -22/3
0 0 0 70/17 94/17 - 16/17 484/17 𝑅5 = 𝑅5 − (70⁄17 𝑥𝑅4 )
0 0 0 26/17 - 2/17 13/17 87/17 𝑅6 = 𝑅6 − (26⁄17 𝑥𝑅4 )
1 0 0 0 5/6 -2 14/3
0 1 0 -0 -10/3 16 -74/3
0 0 1 -0 -10/3 12 -47/3
0 0 0 1 -7/6 9 -22/3
0 0 0 0 31/3 -38 176/3 𝑅5 = 𝑅5 /(31⁄3) (to find a leading 1 in row 5
0 0 0 0 5/3 -13 49/3
1 0 0 0 5/6 -2 14/3 𝑅1 = 𝑅1 − (5⁄6 𝑥𝑅5 )
0 1 0 -0 -10/3 16 -74/3 𝑅2 = 𝑅2 + (10⁄3 𝑥𝑅5 )
0 0 1 -0 -10/3 12 -47/3 𝑅3 = 𝑅3 + (10⁄3 𝑥𝑅5 )
0 0 0 1 -7/6 9 -22/3 𝑅4 = 𝑅4 + (7⁄6 𝑥𝑅5 )
0 0 0 0 1 -114/31 176/31
0 0 0 0 5/3 -13 49/3 𝑅6 = 𝑅6 − (5⁄3 𝑥𝑅5 )
1 0 0 0 0 33/31 -2/31
0 1 0 0 0 116/31 -178/31
0 0 1 0 0 - 8/31 101/31
0 0 0 1 0 146/31 -22/31
0 0 0 0 1 -114/31 177/31
0 0 0 0 -0 -213/31 213/31 𝑅6 = 𝑅6 /(− 213⁄31) (for leading 1 at row 6
1 0 0 0 0 33/31 -2/31 𝑅1 = 𝑅1 − (33⁄31 𝑥𝑅6 )
0 1 0 0 0 116/31 -178/31 𝑅2 = 𝑅2 − (116⁄31 𝑥𝑅6 )
0 0 1 0 0 - 8/31 101/31 𝑅3 = 𝑅3 + (8⁄31 𝑥𝑅6 )
0 0 0 1 0 146/31 -22/31 𝑅4 = 𝑅4 − (146⁄31 𝑥𝑅6 )
0 0 0 0 1 -114/31 177/31 𝑅5 = 𝑅5 + (114⁄31 𝑥𝑅6 )
0 0 0 -0 0 1 -1
1 0 0 -0 -0 0 1
0 1 0 -0 -0 0 -2
0 0 1 0 0 0 3
0 0 0 1 -0 0 4
0 0 0 0 1 0 2
0 0 0 -0 0 1 -1
The solution set
𝑎=1
𝑏 = −2
𝑐=3
𝑑=4
𝑒=2
𝑓 = −1
Now try this:
- Due anytime today at google classroom.
2𝑎 + 𝑑 + 3𝑒 = 9 1
−2𝑎 + 𝑐 + 2𝑑 − 2𝑒 = −3 2
−5𝑎 − 3𝑑 + 4𝑒 = 0 3
5𝑎 + 𝑏 − 5𝑑 + 𝑒 = 3 4
2𝑎 + 𝑏 + 4𝑐 − 4𝑑 + 2𝑒 = 7 5