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{"name": "Solve a system of three simultaneous linear equations", "extensions": [], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [{"advice": "<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">(i) &nbsp; &nbsp;\\(\\var{a1}x+2y+4z=\\var{r1}\\)</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(ii) &nbsp; \\(2x+\\var{b1}y+3z=\\var{r2}\\)</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(iii) &nbsp;\\(5x+6y+\\var{c1}z=\\var{r3}\\)</p>\n<p>First reduce the three equations in three unknowns to a two equations in two unknowns problem by eliminating one of the variables.</p>\n<p>We can eliminate \\(x\\) using equations (i) and (ii)</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2*(i) &nbsp; &nbsp; \\(\\simplify{2*{a1}}x+4y+8z=\\simplify{2*{r1}}\\)</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\\(\\var{a1}\\)*(ii) &nbsp; &nbsp;\\(\\simplify{2*{a1}}x+\\simplify{{a1}*{b1}}y+\\simplify{3*{a1}}z=\\simplify{{a1}*{r2}}\\)</p>\n<p>Subtracting gives us a new equation</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(iv) &nbsp; &nbsp;\\(\\simplify{(4-{a1}{b1})y+(8-3*{a1})z}=\\simplify{2*{r1}-{a1}*{r2}}\\)</p>\n<p>We can also eliminate \\(x\\) using equations (ii) and (iii)</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">5*(ii) &nbsp; &nbsp;\\(10x +\\simplify{5*{b1}}y+15z=\\simplify{5*{r2}}\\)</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2*(iii) &nbsp; \\(10x+12y+\\simplify{2*{c1}}z=\\simplify{2*{r3}}\\)</p>\n<p>Subtracting gives us another new equation</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(v) &nbsp; &nbsp; \\(\\simplify{(5*{b1}-12)y+(15-2*{c1})z}=\\simplify{5*{r2}-2*{r3}}\\)</p>\n<p>We could then eliminate the \\(y\\) from these two new equations</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\\(\\simplify{5*{b1}-12}\\)*(iv) &nbsp; &nbsp;\\(\\simplify{(5*{b1}-12)*(4-{a1}{b1})y+(5*{b1}-12)*(8-3*{a1})z}=\\simplify{(5*{b1}-12)*(2*{r1}-{a1}*{r2})}\\)</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\\(\\simplify{4-{a1}{b1}}\\)*(v) &nbsp; &nbsp;\\(\\simplify{(4-{a1}{b1})*(5*{b1}-12)y+(4-{a1}{b1})*(15-2*{c1})z}=\\simplify{(4-{a1}{b1})*(5*{r2}-2*{r3})}\\)</p>\n<p>Subtracting gives us</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\\(\\simplify{(5*{b1}-12)*(8-3*{a1})-(4-{a1}{b1})*(15-2*{c1})}z=\\simplify{(5*{b1}-12)*(2*{r1}-{a1}*{r2})-(4-{a1}{b1})*(5*{r2}-2*{r3})}\\)</p>\n<p>Thus</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\\(z=\\frac{\\simplify{(5*{b1}-12)*(2*{r1}-{a1}*{r2})-(4-{a1}{b1})*(5*{r2}-2*{r3})}}{\\simplify{(5*{b1}-12)*(8-3*{a1})-(4-{a1}{b1})*(15-2*{c1})}}=\\simplify{decimal{((5*{b1}-12)*(2*{r1}-{a1}*{r2})-(4-{a1}*{b1})*(5*{r2}-2*{r3}))/( &nbsp;(5*{b1}-12)*(8-3*{a1})-(4-{a1}*{b1})*(15-2*{c1}))}}\\)</p>\n<p>We can now back substitute this value for \\(z\\) into equation (iv) to find the correct value for \\(y\\) and then&nbsp;back 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