Hi Muhammad,
I've put your question in matrix form (first column is A, second column is B, third column is C, fourth column is D, fifth column is E and the last is the constant term). I find it a little easier to write a question like this as an augmented matrix.
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Here is your question in matrix form
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I subtracted the first row to the thrid row, put the result in the thrid row
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I multiplied the last row by 2 then added it to the first row, put the result in the last row |
I multiplied the thrid row by -4 then added it to the last row, put the result in the last row |
I switched the first and second row. |
I divided the second row by -2, the thrid row by 2 and the last row by 4 |
I multiplied the last row by -3/2 and then added it to the thrid row, I put the result in the thrid row
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I multiplied the last row by 2 then added it to the second row, I put the result in the second row
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I subtracted the second row from the first row and put the result in the first row |
Now the matrix is in row echelon form.
We can see that A=3/8, B=-C, D=-3/8 and E =1/4. Note that B can be any number and C is the negative of B. |
Check out "An Augmented Matrix" for further help
Hope this helps,
Janice
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