The augmented matrix is: -2*R1+R2->R2 -3*R1+R3->R3 -1*R2+R1->R1 7*R2+R3->R3 *R3->R3 -7*R3+R1->R1 6*R3+R2->R2 Rewrite as this system of equations: Simplify: Solve for x, y and z Let , where k can represent any arbitrary value, and we have this solution: Edwin