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: 33

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$\begin{bmatrix} 2 & -1 & -1|2\\4&3&-2|-1 \\1&4&1|4 \end{bmatrix}\approx \begin{bmatrix} 4&3&-2|-1 \\2 & -1 & -1|2\\1&4&1|4 \end{bmatrix}\approx \begin{bmatrix} 4&3&-2|-1 \\ 0& \frac{-5}{2}&0 |\frac{5}{2}\\0 & \frac{13}{4} &\frac{3}{2}| \frac{17}{4} \end{bmatrix} \approx \begin{bmatrix} 4&3&-2|1\\0 & \frac{13}{4} &\frac{3}{2}| \frac{17}{4}\\0& \frac{-5}{2}&0 |\frac{5}{2} \end{bmatrix}\approx\begin{bmatrix} 4&3&-2|-1 \\ 0 & \frac{13}{4} &\frac{3}{2}| \frac{17}{4}\\0&0&\frac{15}{13}|\frac{75}{13} \end{bmatrix}$ $1.P_{12}\\ 2.A_{12}(-\frac{1}{2}),A_{13}(-\frac{1}{4})\\ 3.P_{23}\\ 4.A_{23}(\frac{10}{13})$ The unique solution $(3,-1,5)$
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