document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=957908>Question 957908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How can I solve this by using Gauss-Jordan elimination?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 -2 -3 | -2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 -4 -13| 14 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3 5 4  | 0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #585431 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=585431\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your matrix\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the pivot in the 1st column in the 1st row\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eliminate the 1st column<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the pivot in the 2nd column (inversing the sign in the whole row) and swap the 3rd and the 2nd rows\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eliminate the 2nd column<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution set:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The system is inconsistent. </SPAN>\n" );
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