Solution of the system of linear equations

Methods:
1. Matrix inverse method
2. Cramers’s rule/determinant method
3. Row reduced echelon form
We consider an example to solve by the above methods:

The system of equations can be written as

( )( ) ( )

Or,

Where ( ), ( ) and ( )

1. Matrix inverse method:

We will find the inverse of the matrix
Let D be the determinant of the matrix , then

| | ( ) ( ) ( )

So the matrix is non-singular and exists.

Cofactors of D are:

( ) | |

( ) ( )| | ( )( )

( ) | |

( ) ( )| | ( )( )

( ) | |
 ( ) ( )| | ( )( )

( ) | |

( ) ( )| | ( )( )

( ) | |

Therefore,

( ) ( ) ( )

And ( ) ( )

Now the system is

Or,

Or, ( ) ( )( )

By using the matrix multiplication

( ) ( )

Hence the solution is

2. Row reduced echelon method:

The augmented matrix of the given equations is

( ) ( )

( )

( )
 ( )

Corresponding system of equations:

By using the back substitution we get the solution

3. Cramer’s rule/Determinant method:

Here

| | ( ) ( ) ( )

| | ( ) ( ) ( )

| | ( ) ( ) ( )

| | ( ) ( ) ( )

By using the Cramer’s rule, we get the solution