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Q.(a) Solve the following system of equations, using matrix inversion method. 2x1+3x2+3x3=52x_1+3x_2+3x_3=5 x1−2x2+x3=−4x_1-2x_2+x_3=-4 3x1−x2−2x3=33x_1-x_2-2x_3=3 OR

(b) Show that the equation z3+2zˉ=0z^3+2\bar z=0 has five solutions.
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(a) Inverts the coefficient matrix via its adjoint and multiplies by the constant vector to solve the linear system; (b) converts to polar form to show the equation forces r=0r=0 or a fixed nonzero modulus with four distinct arguments, five roots total. Both alternatives answered below.

(a) Solve by matrix inversion

1. Write in matrix form AX=BAX=B.

A=[2331−213−1−2],X=[x1x2x3],B=[5−43]A=\begin{bmatrix}2&3&3\\1&-2&1\\3&-1&-2\end{bmatrix},\quad X=\begin{bmatrix}x_1\\x_2\\x_3\end{bmatrix},\quad B=\begin{bmatrix}5\\-4\\3\end{bmatrix}

2. Find ∣A∣|A|.

∣A∣=2[(−2)(−2)−(1)(−1)]−3[(1)(−2)−(1)(3)]+3[(1)(−1)−(−2)(3)]|A|=2[(-2)(-2)-(1)(-1)]-3[(1)(-2)-(1)(3)]+3[(1)(-1)-(-2)(3)]

=2(4+1)−3(−2−3)+3(−1+6)=2(5)−3(−5)+3(5)=10+15+15=40e0=2(4+1)-3(-2-3)+3(-1+6)=2(5)-3(-5)+3(5)=10+15+15=40 e0

So A−1A^{-1} exists.

3. Cofactors of AA.

C11=5, C12=5, C13=5, C21=3, C22=−13, C23=11, C31=9, C32=1, C33=−7C_{11}=5,\ C_{12}=5,\ C_{13}=5,\ C_{21}=3,\ C_{22}=-13,\ C_{23}=11,\ C_{31}=9,\ C_{32}=1,\ C_{33}=-7

4. Adjoint (transpose of the cofactor matrix):

adj(A)=[5395−131511−7]\text{adj}(A)=\begin{bmatrix}5&3&9\\5&-13&1\\5&11&-7\end{bmatrix}

5. A−1=140 adj(A)A^{-1}=\dfrac1{40}\,\text{adj}(A), then X=A−1BX=A^{-1}B:

x1=5(5)+3(−4)+9(3)40=25−12+2740=4040=1x_1=\dfrac{5(5)+3(-4)+9(3)}{40}=\dfrac{25-12+27}{40}=\dfrac{40}{40}=1

x2=5(5)+(−13)(−4)+1(3)40=25+52+340=8040=2x_2=\dfrac{5(5)+(-13)(-4)+1(3)}{40}=\dfrac{25+52+3}{40}=\dfrac{80}{40}=2

x3=5(5)+11(−4)+(−7)(3)40=25−44−2140=−4040=−1x_3=\dfrac{5(5)+11(-4)+(-7)(3)}{40}=\dfrac{25-44-21}{40}=\dfrac{-40}{40}=-1

6. Verify in the original equations: 2(1)+3(2)+3(−1)=52(1)+3(2)+3(-1)=5✓; 1−2(2)+(−1)=−41-2(2)+(-1)=-4✓; 3(1)−2−2(−1)=33(1)-2-2(-1)=3✓.

(b) Show z3+2zˉ=0z^3+2\bar z=0 has five solutions

1. Polar form. Let z=reiθz=re^{i\theta}, r≥0r\ge0, so zˉ=re−iθ\bar z=re^{-i\theta}. The equation becomes

r3e3iθ+2re−iθ=0r^3e^{3i\theta}+2re^{-i\theta}=0

2. Case r=0r=0. This satisfies the equation, giving z=0z=0 — one solution.

3. Case r>0r>0: divide by rr.

r2e3iθ+2e−iθ=0r^2e^{3i\theta}+2e^{-i\theta}=0

4. Multiply through by eiθe^{i\theta}. …

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