document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1017018>Question 1017018</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> . Solve the following system of equations using Gauss-Jordan elimination. Show all your steps.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x &#8722; 4y + 6z = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x &#8722; 8y + 12z = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x &#8722; 6y + 9z = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #633433 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=633433\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this will lead to an an inconsistant system which means there is no solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "see the attached worksheet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "see below the worksheet for further comments.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the second row subtracts two times the first row to result in a new second row containing 0 0 0 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "two times the third row subtracts three times the first row to result in a new third row containing 0 0 0 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you get a system with a row that has all zeroes, i believe the procedure is to place it at the bottom of the matrix and then to continue processing.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you get a system with a row that has all zeroes except in the last column, then that system is inconsistent and has no solution and i beieve the procedure is to stop there.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's some references on the different types of solutions you can get and what they look like.\r<BR>\n" );
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