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7. Systems of Equations & Matrices
Determinants and Cramer's Rule
8:21 minutes
Problem 39a
Textbook Question
In Exercises 37–44, use Cramer's Rule to solve each system. 4x - 5y - 6z = - 1 x - 2y - 5z = - 12 2x - y = 7
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Identify the system of equations: \(4x - 5y - 6z = -1\), \(x - 2y - 5z = -12\), \(2x - y = 7\).
Write the coefficient matrix \(A\), the variable matrix \(X\), and the constant matrix \(B\).
Calculate the determinant of the coefficient matrix \(A\).
Find the determinant of the matrices \(A_x\), \(A_y\), and \(A_z\) by replacing the respective columns in \(A\) with the constant matrix \(B\).
Use Cramer's Rule: \(x = \frac{\text{det}(A_x)}{\text{det}(A)}\), \(y = \frac{\text{det}(A_y)}{\text{det}(A)}\), \(z = \frac{\text{det}(A_z)}{\text{det}(A)}\).
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