Here's one exactly like it. Just put your numbers instead: 2x + y - z = 2 x + y + z = 2 x + 3y + 2z = 1The object is to get the matrix like this: where there will be 1's on the diagonal, 0's underneath the diagonal, and numbers where the @'s are. Start with: Swap rows 1 and 2, because it's easier when there's a 1 in the upper left corner. R1 <-> R2 Multiply row 1 by -2 -2R1->R1 Add Row 1 and Row 2 and put that in place of Row 2 R1+R2->R2 Restore Row 1 both R1/(-2) -> R1 Multiply Row 1 by -1 Add row 1 to Row 3 Restore row 1 -R1 <-> R1 Multiply row 2 by -1 -R2 <-> R2 Multiply Row by -2 Add row 2 and Row 3 and put that sum in row 3 R2+R3 -> R3 Restore Row 2 R2/(-2) -> R2 Divide row 3 by -5 R3/(-5)( -> R3 Rewrite as a system of equations: 1x + 1y + 1z = 2 0x + 1y + 3z = 2 0x + 0y + 1z = 1 Remove the understood 1's and 0's x + y + z = 2 y + 3z = 2 z = 1 The bottom equation of the system is already solved for z z = 1 Substitute in the middle equation of the system for y: y + 3z = 2 y + 3(1) = 2 y + 3 = 2 y = -1 Substitute in the top equation of the system for z x + y + z = 2 x + (-1) + (1) = 2 x = 2 (x,y,z) = (2,-1,1) Edwin