document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1173881>Question 1173881</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the system of equations by finding a row echelon form for the augmented matrix.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-3y+3z=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-5y-3z=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5x+10y+z=-33\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know the augmented matrix is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 1 -3   3  16<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3 -5  -3  12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5 10   1 -33\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Whenever I try to get to the echelon matrix I always end up calculating something wrong... Please help.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We can't really help you with this.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Finding the row echelon form of the matrix by the Gauss-Jordan method requires a sequence of operations involving simple arithmetic; but it's aggravatingly easy to make silly errors along the way.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My personal (and extensive) experience with the process is that I rarely get all the way through the first time without making a simple error; often two or three tries are required.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Furthermore, although the operations that can be performed are well defined, ten solutions by ten tutors would probably use at least nine different paths; we can't show you THE way to do it.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you want help with this, then re-post the question, SHOWING how you started on the problem, and we can help you along from there by seeing the work you have done.<br><BR>\n" );
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