College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 6 - Matrices and Determinants - Exercise Set 6.1 - Page 601: 52

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Matrices provide us with a shortened way of writing (and solving) linear equations. $\left\{\begin{array}{lllll} a_{11}x_{1} & +a_{12}x_{2} & +... & +a_{1n}x_{n} & =b1\\ a_{21}x_{2} & +a_{22}x_{2} & +.... & +a_{2n}x_{3} & =b_{2}\\ ... & ... & +... & ... & =...\\ a_{m1}x_{1} & +a_{m2}x_2 & +... & +a_{mn}x_{n } & = b_n \end{array}\right.$ The augmented matrix has as many rows as there are equations. It has a vertical bar separating the columns of the matrix into two groups: - to the left, coefficients of each variable, - to the right, the constants. The augmented matrix has form $\left[\begin{array}{llllll} a_{11} & a_{12} & ... & a_{1n} & | & b_{1}\\ a_{21} & a_{22} & .... & a_{2n} & | & b_{2}\\ ... & ... & ... & ... & | & ...\\ a_{m1} & a_{m2} & ... & a_{mn}& | & b_{n} \end{array}\right]$,
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