4.

6 Cramers Rule
Using Determinants to solve systems
of equations
A system of equations can be
written as a matrix
3x + 5y
-2x + 7y becomes the matrix

x 6y + 3z
4y 8z
5x 3y becomes

I will call this type of matrix an operation matrix
(

7 2
5 3
(
(
(

0 3 5
8 4 0
3 6 1
Cramers Rule using the
determinants of two matrices
5x + 4y = 28 Find the determinant of the
3x 2y = 8 operation matrix


22 ) 12 ( ) 10 (
2 3
4 5
= =

Cramers Rule using the

determinants of two matrices
5x + 4y = 28 Find the determinant of the
3x 2y = 8 matrix where one of the
variables coefficient are replaced with the
answers. When solve for x use
Find it determinant


We will call this the new answer martix
(

2 8
4 28
88 ) 32 ( ) 56 (
2 8
4 28
= =

Cramers Rule using the

determinants of two matrices
Now to solve for x divide the new answer
matrix by the operation matrix





x is 4; y can be found the same way
88 ) 32 ( ) 56 (
2 8
4 28
= =

22 ) 12 ( ) 10 (
2 3
4 5
= =

4
22
88
=

Matrix for y
New answer matrix



Then divide by -22, for the operation matrix


44 ) 84 ( ) 40 (
8 3
28 5
= =
2
22
44
=

Lets solve this system equations by

Cramers rule
2x 3y + z = 5
x + 2y + z = -1
x 3y + 2z = 1
Need to find the determinants of
2 3 1
1 2 1
1 3 2

2 3 1
1 2 1
1 3 5

2 1 1
1 1 1
1 5 2

1 3 1
1 2 1
5 3 2

Find the determinant

We will use this for the denominators in the all the
fractions.

12 5 3 14 ) 5 ( ) 1 ( 3 ) 7 ( 2
) 2 3 ( ) 1 2 ( 3 )) 3 ( 4 ( 2
3 1
2 1
1
2 1
1 1
) 3 (
2 3
1 2
2
2 3 1
1 2 1
1 3 2
= + = + +
+ +

+ =

Solve for x
Replace the x column with the answers.






So
27 1 9 35 1 ) 3 ( 3 ) 7 ( 5
) 2 3 ( ) 1 2 ( 3 )) 3 ( 4 ( 5
3 1
2 1
1
2 1
1 1
) 3 (
2 3
1 2
5
2 3 1
1 2 1
1 3 5
= + = + +
+ +

+ =

4
9
12
27
= = x
Solve for y
Replace the y column with the answers.






So
9 2 5 6 2 ) 1 ( 5 ) 3 ( 2
)) 1 ( 1 ( ) 1 2 ( 5 ) 1 2 ( 2
1 1
1 1
1
2 1
1 1
5
2 1
1 1
2
2 1 1
1 1 1
1 5 2
= + = +
+

+ =
4
3
12
9
=

= y
Solve for z
Replace the z column with the answers.






So
21 25 6 2 ) 5 ( 5 ) 2 ( 3 ) 1 ( 2
) 2 3 ( 5 )) 1 ( 1 ( 3 ) 3 2 ( 2
3 1
2 1
5
1 1
1 1
) 3 (
1 3
1 2
2
1 3 1
1 2 1
5 3 2
= + = + +
+ +

4
7
12
21
=

= z
Homework
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# 13,15, 17, 21,
23, 27, 29, 31
Homework
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# 12, 14, 16, 20,
22, 26, 28, 30