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The solution of the system of the given linear equations is: 2x + 3y тИТ z = 5, x тИТ 2y + 4z = тИТ2, 3x + y + 2z = 7
x=7тИТ44тАЛ,y=727тАЛ,z=тИТ4
x=7тИТ44тАЛ,y=7тИТ27тАЛ,z=4
x=744тАЛ,y=7тИТ27тАЛ,z=тИТ4
x=744тАЛ,y=7тИТ27тАЛ,z=тИТ8
x=744тАЛ,y=7тИТ27тАЛ,z=тИТ4
Check the given options by substituting the values into the equations. For instance, in Eq 2 (x - 2y + 4z = -2), substituting Option C: (44/7) - 2(-27/7) + 4(-4) = (44/7) + (54/7) - 16 = (98/7) - 16 = 14 - 16 = -2. It matches.
System of linear equations: 2x + 3y - z = 5, x - 2y + 4z = -2, 3x + y + 2z = 7
D=тАЛ213тАЛ3тИТ21тАЛтИТ142тАЛтАЛ,x=DDxтАЛтАЛ,y=DDyтАЛтАЛ,z=DDzтАЛтАЛ
Check the given options by substituting the values into the equations. For instance, in Eq 2 (x - 2y + 4z = -2), substituting Option C: (44/7) - 2(-27/7) + 4(-4) = (44/7) + (54/7) - 16 = (98/7) - 16 = 14 - 16 = -2. It matches.
Sign errors are extremely common when calculating determinants or substituting negative values like z=тИТ4 into equations.
Calculate determinant D
Expanding the determinant of the coefficients: D=2(тИТ4тИТ4)тИТ3(2тИТ12)тИТ1(1+6)=2(тИТ8)тИТ3(тИТ10)тИТ1(7)=тИТ16+30тИТ7=7.
D=7
Calculate determinant Dx
Replacing the x-column with constants (5, -2, 7): DxтАЛ=тАЛ5тИТ27тАЛ3тИТ21тАЛтИТ142тАЛтАЛ=5(тИТ4тИТ4)тИТ3(тИТ4тИТ28)тИТ1(тИТ2+14)=5(тИТ8)тИТ3(тИТ32)тИТ1(12)=тИТ40+96тИТ12=44.
DxтАЛ=44тЯ╣x=744тАЛ
Calculate determinant Dy
Replacing the y-column with constants: DyтАЛ=тАЛ213тАЛ5тИТ27тАЛтИТ142тАЛтАЛ=2(тИТ4тИТ28)тИТ5(2тИТ12)тИТ1(7+6)=2(тИТ32)тИТ5(тИТ10)тИТ1(13)=тИТ64+50тИТ13=тИТ27.
DyтАЛ=тИТ27тЯ╣y=7тИТ27тАЛ
Calculate z
Using the equation 3x+y+2z=7: 3(744тАЛ)+(7тИТ27тАЛ)+2z=7тЯ╣7132тИТ27тАЛ+2z=7тЯ╣7105тАЛ+2z=7тЯ╣15+2z=7тЯ╣2z=тИТ8тЯ╣z=тИТ4.
z=тИТ4
C is correct because the system of linear equations yields x = 44/7, y = -27/7, and z = -4.
Solving systems of equations is fundamental in Matrix Algebra and Linear Programming, which often appear in technical competitive exams.