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2. Cramer's Rule method example ( Enter your problem )
  1. Example `2x+5y=21,x+2y=8`
  2. Example `2x+5y=16,3x+y=11`
  3. Example `2x+3y-z=5,3x+2y+z=10,x-5y+3z=0`
  4. Example `x+y+z=3,2x-y-z=3,x-y+z=9`

4. Example `x+y+z=3,2x-y-z=3,x-y+z=9`





Solve Equations x+y+z=3,2x-y-z=3,x-y+z=9 using Cramer's Rule method

Solution:
The equations can be expressed as
`x+y+z-3=0`

`2x-y-z-3=0`

`x-y+z-9=0`

Use Cramer's Rule to find the values of x, y, z.
`(x)/D_x=(-y)/D_y=(z)/D_z=(-1)/D`

`D_x` = 
 `1`  `1`  `-3` 
 `-1`  `-1`  `-3` 
 `-1`  `1`  `-9` 


 =
 `1` × 
 `-1`  `-3` 
 `1`  `-9` 
 `-1` × 
 `-1`  `-3` 
 `-1`  `-9` 
 `-3` × 
 `-1`  `-1` 
 `-1`  `1` 


`=1 xx (-1 × (-9) - (-3) × 1) -1 xx (-1 × (-9) - (-3) × (-1)) -3 xx (-1 × 1 - (-1) × (-1))`

`=1 xx (9 +3) -1 xx (9 -3) -3 xx (-1 -1)`

`=1 xx (12) -1 xx (6) -3 xx (-2)`

`= 12 -6 +6`

`=12`


`D_y` = 
 `1`  `1`  `-3` 
 `2`  `-1`  `-3` 
 `1`  `1`  `-9` 


 =
 `1` × 
 `-1`  `-3` 
 `1`  `-9` 
 `-1` × 
 `2`  `-3` 
 `1`  `-9` 
 `-3` × 
 `2`  `-1` 
 `1`  `1` 


`=1 xx (-1 × (-9) - (-3) × 1) -1 xx (2 × (-9) - (-3) × 1) -3 xx (2 × 1 - (-1) × 1)`

`=1 xx (9 +3) -1 xx (-18 +3) -3 xx (2 +1)`

`=1 xx (12) -1 xx (-15) -3 xx (3)`

`= 12 +15 -9`

`=18`


`D_z` = 
 `1`  `1`  `-3` 
 `2`  `-1`  `-3` 
 `1`  `-1`  `-9` 


 =
 `1` × 
 `-1`  `-3` 
 `-1`  `-9` 
 `-1` × 
 `2`  `-3` 
 `1`  `-9` 
 `-3` × 
 `2`  `-1` 
 `1`  `-1` 


`=1 xx (-1 × (-9) - (-3) × (-1)) -1 xx (2 × (-9) - (-3) × 1) -3 xx (2 × (-1) - (-1) × 1)`

`=1 xx (9 -3) -1 xx (-18 +3) -3 xx (-2 +1)`

`=1 xx (6) -1 xx (-15) -3 xx (-1)`

`= 6 +15 +3`

`=24`


`D` = 
 `1`  `1`  `1` 
 `2`  `-1`  `-1` 
 `1`  `-1`  `1` 


 =
 `1` × 
 `-1`  `-1` 
 `-1`  `1` 
 `-1` × 
 `2`  `-1` 
 `1`  `1` 
 `+1` × 
 `2`  `-1` 
 `1`  `-1` 


`=1 xx (-1 × 1 - (-1) × (-1)) -1 xx (2 × 1 - (-1) × 1) +1 xx (2 × (-1) - (-1) × 1)`

`=1 xx (-1 -1) -1 xx (2 +1) +1 xx (-2 +1)`

`=1 xx (-2) -1 xx (3) +1 xx (-1)`

`= -2 -3 -1`

`=-6`


`(x)/D_x=(-y)/D_y=(z)/D_z=(-1)/D`

`:.(x)/12=(-y)/18=(z)/24=(-1)/-6`

`:.(x)/12=(-1)/-6,(-y)/18=(-1)/-6,(z)/24=(-1)/-6`

`:.x=(-12)/(-6),y=(18)/(-6),z=(-24)/(-6)`

`:.x=2,y=-3,z=4`






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