SOLUTION: Hi again, can anyone show me how to use Gaussian Elimination? I have to use it to solve some of the following eqaution. Help with the whole equation would be most apreciated. Solv

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Question 214357: Hi again, can anyone show me how to use Gaussian Elimination? I have to use it to solve some of the following eqaution. Help with the whole equation would be most apreciated.
Solve the following system of equations by hand. Use the Gaussian Elimination, on the augmeted matrix, and write the row operation you used next to each row.

Help with steps and added notes would be really appreciated.
-Nick.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




Swap row 1 and 2 to get a 1 in the upper left corner



Multiply Row 1 temporarily by -2, getting 


and add that to row 2:
  
Swap rows 2 and 3:

 

Multiply Row 2 temporarily by -3, getting 


and adding that to row 3:

 

Mutiply row 3 by 

 

Convert back into a system of equations:



or just



Substitute  from the bottom equation
into the middle equation 





Substitute  and 
into the top equation 





So the solution is 

Edwin



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