Cramers Law
Cramers Law
Cramers Law
6 Cramer’s Rule
Using Determinants to solve systems
of equations
A system of equations can be
written as a matrix
3x + 5y
3 5
-2x + 7y becomes the matrix
2 7
x – 6y + 3z
1 6 3
4y – 8z 0 4 8
5x – 3y becomes
5 3 0
5(7) 3(3) 1 35 9 1 27
So x
27 9
12 4
Solve for y
Replace the y column with the answers.
2 5 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 2 5 1
1 2 1 2 1 1
1 1 2
2(3) 5(1) 2 6 5 2 9
So y
9 3
12 4
Solve for z
Replace the z column with the answers.
2 3 5
2 1 1 1 1 2
1 2 1 2 (3) 5
3 1 1 1 1 3
1 3 1
So z
21 7
12 4
Homework
Page 192 – 193
# 13,15, 17, 21,
23, 27, 29, 31
Homework
Page 192 – 193
# 12, 14, 16, 20,
22, 26, 28, 30