
27. z  t, y  t  1, x t  2, where t is any real number.
29. x  y  z  0
31. x 1, y  1, z 3, w 2
33. x  7/31, y  6/31, z  1/31, w  29/31
35. x  1/2, y  1/3, z 1/4
37. x  3/5, y  1/5 39. x 1, y  2
41. A  1, B  3
43. A 3/25, B  3/25, C  7/5
45. A  2, B  3, C 1
47. $3000 from friend, $6000 from the bank, $1000 from the
insurance company
49. $15,000 in the mutual fund, $30,000 in bonds, $25,000 in
the fast-food franchise
51. 6 cups of Progresso, 9 cups of Healthy Choice, 2 cups of
Campbell’s. The serving size is 1.7 cups.
53. Three possible solutions: 18 bedroom models, 13 living
room models, 0 whole-house models, or 16 bedroom models,
8 living room models, 2 whole-house models, or 14 bed-
room models, 3 living room models, 4 whole-house models
55. (a) X-ray 1: a  b. X-ray 2: a  c.
(b) a  .405, b  .345, c  .195
(c) A is bone, B is tumorous, C is healthy.
57. 2000 chairs, 1600 chests, and 2500 tables.
59. (a) x  t  1000
x  y  1100
y  z  700
t  z  600
(b) z  600  t, y  100  t, x  1000  t
(c) The smallest number of cars leaving A on 4th Avenue is
0; the largest is 600. The smallest number of cars leav-
ing A on Euclid is 400; the largest is 1000. The smallest
number of cars leaving C on 5th Avenue is 100; the
largest is 700. The smallest number of cars leaving C on
Chester is 0; the largest is 600.
Section 11.3, page 816
1. AB is a 2  4 matrix, but BA is not defined.
3. AB is a 3  3 matrix, BA is a 2  2 matrix.
5. AB is a 3  2 matrix, but BA is not defined.
7.
9.
11.
13. AB 
, BA 
2
19
1
8
8
7
7
14
2
2
2
5
1
3
3
2
1
3
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
1
2
1
3
6
3
12
4
5
13
25
1046 ANSWERS
15. AB  
BA  
17.
19. The matrix has no inverse.
21. The matrix has no inverse.
23.
25. x 1, y  0, z 3 27. x 8, y  16, z  5
29. x .5, y 2.1, z  6.7, w  2.8
31. x  10.5, y  5, z 13, v  32, w  2.5
33. x 1149/161, y  426/161, z 1124/161,
w  579/161
35. x  y  z  v  w  0
37. The system is inconsistent and has no solution.
39. w  t, z  s, y 
5
4
1
4
s, x 2  3t, where s and t are
any real numbers.
41. The equation of the parabola is y 
3
8
5
x
2
1
4
3
x 
11
8
7
.
43. (a) a 
9
1
9
1
3
5
3
, b 
7
9
9
9
9
3
1
3
, c  315
(b) 1983: 342.35 ppm; 1993: 357.34 ppm; 2003: 374.65 ppm
45. (a) y 
3
3
1
2
x
2
6
2
1
x 
89
8
5
(b) 1993: $194.66; 1998: $293.88; 2002: $338.38
47. a  1, b 4, c  1
49. One pair of jeans is $34.50, one jacket is $72, one sweater is
$44, and one shirt is $21.75.
51. Box A: 15,000, box B: 18,000, box C: 54,000
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1. x 5, y 7 3. x  1, y  1
5. 2000; about 69 days
7. 6.25 lbs of the 40% alloy and 43.75 lbs of the 80% alloy
9. x  3, y  9 or x 1, y  1
11. x  1  7
, y  1  7
or x  1  7
, y  1  7
13.
15.
17. x 1, y  1, z  5 19. x  2, y  4, z  6
21. z  t, y 2t, x  1  t, where t is any real number.
22. No solutions
23. (c) 25. A  1, B  3
2
1
0
1
1
3
7
5
2
1
3
2
9
0
19
2
0
3
5
2
1
3
3
1
4
1
10
2
1
5
3
1
8
1
1/2
2
3/2
8
0
0
9
2
0
19
10
0
8
6
15
24
2
21
8
2
3