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    3.6 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables

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    This document discusses solving systems of linear equations in three variables. It begins by introducing the concept and showing an example of a system with one solution. It then discusses how the graphs of the equations (planes) can intersect in different ways, leading to zero, one, or infinitely many solutions. Methods for solving these systems include using linear combinations of equations to eliminate variables, then solving the resulting system. Examples are worked through to demonstrate solving systems with unique solutions, no solution, and infinitely many solutions. Substitution is also introduced as another solution method.

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    This document discusses solving systems of linear equations in three variables. It begins by introducing the concept and showing an example of a system with one solution. It then discusses how the graphs of the equations (planes) can intersect in different ways, leading to zero, one, or infinitely many solutions. Methods for solving these systems include using linear combinations of equations to eliminate variables, then solving the resulting system. Examples are worked through to demonstrate solving systems with unique solutions, no solution, and infinitely many solutions. Substitution is also introduced as another solution method.

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    This document discusses solving systems of linear equations in three variables. It begins by introducing the concept and showing an example of a system with one solution. It then discusses how the graphs of the equations (planes) can intersect in different ways, leading to zero, one, or infinitely many solutions. Methods for solving these systems include using linear combinations of equations to eliminate variables, then solving the resulting system. Examples are worked through to demonstrate solving systems with unique solutions, no solution, and infinitely many solutions. Substitution is also introduced as another solution method.

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    3.6 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables

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    The key takeaways are about solving systems of linear equations in three variables and the different ways that three planes can intersect in space.

    The three planes can intersect in a single point, a line, or have no point of intersection.

    If eliminating a variable results in a false equation like 0=8, then the original system has no solution.

    3.

    6 Solving Systems of Linear


    Equations in Three Variables
    Warm-Up

    No Solution

    Infinitely many
    solutions
    Here is a system of three linear
    equations in three variables:
     x  2 y  3z  3
    The ordered triple (2,-1,1)
    is a solution to this

    2 x  5 y  4 z  13
    system since it is a
    solution to all three
    5 x  4 y  z  5
     equations.

    2  2(1)  3(1)  2  2  3  3

    2(2)  5(1)  4(1)  4  5  4  13
    5(2)  4(1)  1  10  4  1  5

    The graph of a linear equation in
    three variables is a plane. Three
    planes in space can intersect in
    different ways (pg 152).
    The planes could The planes could
    intersect in a intersect in a line.
    single point. The system has
    The system has infinitely many
    exactly one solutions
    solution
    The planes could have NO point of intersection. The left figure shows planes that
    intersect pairwise, but all 3 do not have a common point of intersection. The right
    figure shows parallel planes. Each system has NO solution.
    The linear combination method
    in lesson 3.2 can be extended
    to solve a system of linear
    equations in three variables.
    Solve this system
    3x  2 y  4 z  11 Our strategy will be to use two
     of the equations to eliminate
    2 x  y  3 z  4 one of the variables.
    5 x  3 y  5 z  1

    We will then use two other
    equations to eliminate the
    same variable.

    Once we have two equations


    with two variables, we can
    use the technique we learned
    in lesson 3.2
    Solve this system
    3x  2 y  4 z  11 Our strategy will be to use two
     of the equations to eliminate
    2 x  y  3 z  4 one of the variables.
    5 x  3 y  5 z  1

    We will then use two other
    equations to eliminate the
    same variable.

    Once we have two equations


    with two variables, we can
    use the technique we learned
    in lesson 3.2
    Solve this system
    3x  2 y  4 z  11 Equation 1

    -3
    2 2 x  y  3 z  4 Equation 2

    5 x  3 y  5 z  1
     Equation 3

    Multiply Eq. 2 by 2 and add it to Eq. 1.


    Solve this new system of linear
    Save this result
    equation in two variables.
    3x  2 y  4 z  11
     Multiply the bottom eq. by 7 and
    4 x  2 y  6 z  8 add it to the top eq.

    7x +10z = 19 7 x  10 z  19

    7 x  28 z  91
    Now multiply Eq. 2 by -3 and
    add it to Eq. 3. Save this
    result.
    6 x  3 y  9 z  12 -18z=-72 or z = 4
     Substituting z=4 into either of the new equations will
    ...5 x  3 y  5 z  1 give x = -3……finally substituting these values into any
    of the original equations give y = 2.
    -x -4z = -13 Our final solution is (-3,2,4)
    Here is a system with No
    Solution. Watch what happens
    when we try to solve it.
    x  y  z  2 Equation 1

    3x  3 y  3z  14 Equation 2

    x  2 y  z  4
     Equation 3

    3x  3 y  3z  6 Add -3 times Eq 1 to Eq 2.



    ..3x  3 y  3z  14 Since this is a false equation, you can
    conclude the original system of equations
    0=8 has no solution.
    Here is a system with MANY
    solutions. Watch what happens
    when we try to solve it.
    x  y  z  2 Equation 1

    x  y  z  2 Equation 2
    2 x  2 y  z  4 Equation 3 Solving this new system of two equation

    by adding -3 times the first eq. to 2 times
    x  y  z  2 Add Eq. 1 to Eq. 2 the second eq. produces the identity 0 =
     0. So, the system has infinitely many
    x  y  z  2 solution.
    2x + 2y =4 New EQ. 1 You could describe the solution this way:
    divide New Eq 1 by 2 to get x+y=2, or
     x  y  z  2 Add Eq 2 to Eq 3 y=-x+2. Substituting this into the
     orignial Equation 1 produces z = 0. So
    2 x  2 y  z  4 any ordered triple of the form (x, -x+2,0) is
    a solution. For example (0,2,0) and
    3x +3y =6 (2,0,0) are solutions.
    New EQ 2
    Substitution Method
     x  y  z  24

    5 x  3 y  z  56
    x  y  z

    Since x+y=z, substitute this for z in the
    first two equations

     x  y  ( x  y )  24

    5 x  3 y  ( x  y )  56
    Simplify
    Finally, solve this linear system of two equations
    2 x  2 y  24 and two variables to get x = 4 and y =8

    6 x  4 y  56 Since z=x+y, z = 12. Our final solution is (4,8,12)
    Assignment 3.6

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