document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1180605>Question 1180605</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which elementary row operation will reduce the x  -  element in row 2 to 0 in this matrix? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 1 1|12 (first row)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 1 0|14 (second row)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 0 3|19 (third row)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 2R1 + R2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 2R3  -  R2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. -2R1 + R2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. R1 + R2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Option C, the only option of four offered options.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is OBVIOUS.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Responded and solved.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this problem, it is assumed that the offered options all replace the second row by the newly calculated row.\r<BR>\n" );
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