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Solve each system of equations by using inverse matrix methods.

𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 6
1. {
2𝑥 + 7𝑦 = 11
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 4
2. { 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 5
3𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 7𝑧 = 14
𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 8
3. {
3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = −1
𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 5
4. {−2𝑥 − 5𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 8
2𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 7𝑧 = 19
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 5
5. {
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 4
Answer Key
𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 6
1. {
2𝑥 + 7𝑦 = 11
1 4 𝑥 6
[ ] [𝑦 ] = [ ]
2 7 11
𝑥 1 4 −1 6
[𝑦 ] = [ ] [ ]
2 7 11
𝑥 −7 4 6
[𝑦 ] = [ ][ ]
2 −1 11
𝑥 2
[𝑦 ] = [ ]
1
∴ 𝑥 = 2, 𝑦 = 1

𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 4
2. { 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 5
3𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 7𝑧 = 14
1 1 2 𝑥 4
[2 3 3] [𝑦] = [ 5 ]
3 3 7 𝑧 14
𝑥 1 1 2 −1 4
[𝑦] = [2 3 3] [ 5 ]
𝑧 3 3 7 14
𝑥 12 −1 −3 4
[𝑦] = [−5 1 1 ][ 5 ]
𝑧 −3 0 1 14
𝑥 1
[𝑦] = [−1]
𝑧 2
∴ 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = −1, 𝑧 = 2

𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 8
3. {
3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = −1
1 −2 𝑥 8
[ ][ ] = [ ]
3 2 𝑦 −1
𝑥 1 −2 −1 8
[𝑦 ] = [ ] [ ]
3 2 −1
1 1
𝑥 4 4 8
[𝑦] = [−3 ][ ]
1 −1
8 8

7
𝑥 4
[𝑦] = [−25 ]
8
7 −25
∴ 𝑥 = 4,𝑦 = 8
 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 5
4. {−2𝑥 − 5𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 8
2𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 7𝑧 = 19
1 2 2 𝑥 5
[−2 −5 −2] [𝑦] = [ 8 ]
2 4 7 𝑧 19
𝑥 1 2 2 −1 5
[𝑦] = [−2 −5 −2] [ 8 ]
𝑧 2 4 7 19
9 2 −2
𝑥 −10 2 5
−1
[𝑦 ] = 3 3 [8]
𝑧 −2 1 19
[ 3 0
3]
𝑥 23
[𝑦] = [−12]
𝑧 3
∴ 𝑥 = 23, 𝑦 = −12, 𝑧 = 3

2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 5
5. {
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 4
2 3 𝑥 5
[ ] [𝑦 ] = [ ]
1 2 4
𝑥 2 3 −1 5
[𝑦 ] = [ ] [ ]
1 2 4
𝑥 2 −3 5
[𝑦 ] = [ ][ ]
−1 2 4
𝑥 −2
[𝑦 ] = [ ]
3
∴ 𝑥 = −2, 𝑦 = 3