Answer:x1 = - 2.5
x2 = 29
x3 = 10
Step-by-step explanation:
2x1 + x2 − 2x3 = 4 - - - - - - - - - - 1
4x1 + 2x3 = 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
−4x1 + 5x2 − 17x3 = −15 - - - - - - - 3
Adding equation 2 to equation 3, it becomes
5x2 - 15x3 = - 5 - - - - - - - - - - -;-4
Multiplying equation 1 by 4 and equation 3 by 2, it becomes
8x1 + 4x2 − 8x3 = 16
8x1 + 10x2 − 34x3 = −30
Subtracting
- 6x2 + 26x3 = 46- - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Multiplying equation 4 by 6 and equation 5 by 5, it becomes
30x2 - 90x3 = - 30
- 30x2 + 130x3 = 230
Adding, it becomes
20x3 = 200
x3 = 200/20 = 10
Substituting x3 = 10 into equation 4, it becomes
5x2 - 15 × 10 = - 5
5x2 - 150 = - 5
5x2 = - 5 + 150 = 145
x2 = 145/5 = 29
Substituting x3 = 10 into equation 2, it becomes
4x1 + 2 × 10 = 10
4x1 = 10 - 20 = - 10
x1 = - 10/4 = - 2.5