document.write( "Question 626978: The first two rows of the following matrix are already in triangular form. Finish the job by performing Gaussian elimination on row 3. What are the contents of row 3 after you have done so?\r
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The first two rows of the following matrix are already in triangular form. Finish the job by performing Gaussian elimination on row 3. What are the contents of row 3 after you have done so?
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 2 times the 1st line from the 3rd line to get:
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