Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-467-0

Chapter 2 - Matrices and Systems of Linear Equations - 2.5 Gaussian Elimination - Problems - Page 167: 32

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$\begin{bmatrix} 2 & -1 & -4|5\\3&2&-5|8 \\5&6&-6|20\\1&1&-3|-3 \end{bmatrix}\approx \begin{bmatrix} 5&6&-6|20\\3&2&-5|8\\2 & -1 & -4|5\\1&1&-3|-3 \end{bmatrix}\approx \begin{bmatrix} 5&6&-6|20\\ 0& \frac{-8}{5}&-\frac{7}{5}|-4 \\0 & -\frac{17}{5} &\frac{-8}{5}| -3\\ 0&-\frac{1}{5}&\frac{-9}{5}| -7 \end{bmatrix} \approx \begin{bmatrix} 5&6&-6|20\\ 0 & -\frac{17}{5} &\frac{-8}{5}| -3\\0& \frac{-8}{5}&-\frac{7}{5}|-4\\ 0&-\frac{1}{5}&\frac{-9}{5}| -7 \end{bmatrix}\approx\begin{bmatrix} 5&6&-6|20\\ 0 & -\frac{17}{5} &\frac{-8}{5}| -3\\0 & 0&\frac{-11}{17}| -\frac{44}{17}\\ 0& 0 & -\frac{29}{17}|-\frac{116}{17} \end{bmatrix}\approx \begin{bmatrix} 5&6&-6|20\\ 0 & -\frac{17}{5} &\frac{-8}{5}| -3\\ 0& 0 & -\frac{29}{17}|-\frac{116}{17}\\0 & 0&\frac{-11}{17}| -\frac{44}{17} \end{bmatrix}\approx\begin{bmatrix} 5&6&-6|20\\ 0 & -\frac{17}{5} &\frac{-8}{5}| -3\\ 0& 0 & -\frac{29}{17}|-\frac{116}{17}\\0 & 0&0| 0 \end{bmatrix}$ $1.P_{13}\\ 2.A_{12}(-\frac{3}{5}),A_{13}(-\frac{2}{5}),A_{14}(-\frac{1}{5})\\ 3.P_{23}\\ 4.A_{23}(-\frac{8}{17}),A_{24}(\frac{-1}{17})\\ 5.P_{34}\\ 6.A_{34}(\frac{-11}{29})$ The unique solution $(10,-1,4)$
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