b
Solution The system of equations can be written in the form $\mathrm{AX}=\mathrm{B}$, where
$A = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
3&{ - 2}&3 \\
2&1&{ - 1} \\
4&{ - 3}&2
\end{array}} \right],X = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{l}}
x \\
y \\
z
\end{array}} \right]{\text{ and }}B = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{l}}
8 \\
1 \\
4
\end{array}} \right]$
We see that
$|A|=3(2-3)+2(4+4)+3(-6-4)=-17 \neq 0$
Hence, $A$ is nonsingular and so its inverse exists. Now
$\begin{gathered}
{{\text{A}}_{11}} = - 1,\,\,\,{{\text{A}}_{12}} = - 8,\,\,\,{{\text{A}}_{13}} = - 10 \hfill \\
{{\text{A}}_{21}} = - 5,\,\,\,{{\text{A}}_{22}} = - 6,\,\,\,{{\text{A}}_{23}} = 1 \hfill \\
{{\text{A}}_{31}} = - 1,\,\,\,{{\text{A}}_{32}} = 9,\,\,\,{{\text{A}}_{33}} = 7 \hfill \\
\end{gathered} $
$Therefore\,\,\,\,\,{A^{ - 1}} = - \frac{1}{{17}}\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{ - 1}&{ - 5}&{ - 1} \\
{ - 8}&{ - 6}&9 \\
{ - 10}&1&7
\end{array}} \right]\,$
$So\quad \,X = {A^{ - 1}}B = - \frac{1}{{17}}\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{l}}
{ - 1}&{ - 5}&{ - 1} \\
{ - 8}&{ - 6}&9 \\
{ - 10}&1&7
\end{array}} \right]\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{l}}
8 \\
1 \\
4
\end{array}} \right]$
$i.e.\,\,\,\,\,\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{l}}
x \\
y \\
z
\end{array}} \right] = - \frac{1}{{17}}\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{l}}
{ - 17} \\
{ - 34} \\
{ - 51}
\end{array}} \right] = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{l}}
1 \\
2 \\
3
\end{array}} \right]$
$Hence\quad x = 1,y = 2\,and\,z = 3$