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Solution of linear system. Gaussian elimination. Part-1.

Anar Kazimov Maths in English · YouTube · 8:36

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Represent a linear system as an augmented matrix and identify the solution-preserving operations behind Gaussian elimination.

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0:00Build the augmented matrix3:00Three elementary row operations6:00Preserve solutions, not determinants

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A matrix is a rectangular array organized in rows and columns. For a linear system, place variable coefficients in columns using a consistent variable order, and place the right-hand-side constants in a separate final column to form the augmented matrix.

Swap two rows, multiply a row by a nonzero scalar, or add a scalar multiple of one row to another. Apply the operation to the entire augmented row, including the constant.

These invertible row operations preserve the system’s solution set. They do not all preserve a coefficient matrix’s determinant; determinant rules and equation-equivalence rules answer different questions.

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Build the augmented matrix

A matrix is a rectangular array organized in rows and columns. For a linear system, place variable coefficients in columns using a consistent variable order, and place the right-hand-side constants in a separate final column to form the augmented matrix.

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Three elementary row operations

Swap two rows, multiply a row by a nonzero scalar, or add a scalar multiple of one row to another. Apply the operation to the entire augmented row, including the constant.

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Preserve solutions, not determinants

These invertible row operations preserve the system’s solution set. They do not all preserve a coefficient matrix’s determinant; determinant rules and equation-equivalence rules answer different questions.

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    Why this connection?

    A matrix is a rectangular array organized in rows and columns. For a linear system, place variable coefficients in columns using a consistent variable order, and place the right-hand-side constants in a separate final column to form the augmented matrix. Swap two rows, multiply a row by a nonzero scalar, or add a scalar multiple of one row to another. Apply the operation to the entire augmented row, including the constant.

  • Gaussian elimination ExplanationAt 0:00
    Why this connection?

    A matrix is a rectangular array organized in rows and columns. For a linear system, place variable coefficients in columns using a consistent variable order, and place the right-hand-side constants in a separate final column to form the augmented matrix. Swap two rows, multiply a row by a nonzero scalar, or add a scalar multiple of one row to another. Apply the operation to the entire augmented row, including the constant. These invertible row operations preserve the system’s solution set. They do not all preserve a coefficient matrix’s determinant; determinant rules and equation-equivalence rules answer different questions.