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Reduced Row Echelon form?

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I understand what is needed to be in reduced row echelon form but these are just really confusing me?

asked Aug 24, 2014 in CALCULUS by zoe Apprentice

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h. R1 ----> R1 - 2R2

Row
Operation
1:
  
 1  0  2  0  3
 0  0  1  0  0
 0   0   0   1   5 
add -2 times the 2nd row to the 1st row
 1  0  0  0  3
 0   0   1   0   0 
 0   0   0   1   5 

 

answered Aug 24, 2014 by anonymous
selected Aug 26, 2014 by zoe
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a.

Row
Operation
1:
  
 1   0   0   1 
 0   1   0   -2 
 0  0  2  5
multiply the 3rd row by 1/2
 1   0   0   1 
 0   1   0   -2 
 0  0  1  
 2

 

answered Aug 24, 2014 by anonymous
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c. None

Matrix is already in the reduced row echelon form.

 

d. R2 <---> R3

Row
Operation
1:
  
 1   0   2   0   1 
 0  0  0  1  2
 0  1  0  0  -3
interchange the 2nd row and the 3rd row
 1   0   2   0   1 
 0  1  0  0  -3
 0  0  0  1  2

 

answered Aug 24, 2014 by anonymous
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b. R3 -----> R3 - R2

Row
Operation
1:
  
 1   1   0   3   0 
 0  0  1  2  0
 0  0  1  2  1
add -1 times the 2nd row to the 3rd row
 1   1   0   3   0 
 0   0   1   2   0 
 0  0  0  0  1

 

answered Aug 24, 2014 by anonymous
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e.  R1 ------> R1 - R3

Row
Operation
1:
  
 1  0  1  0
 0   1   0   1 
 0  0  1  1
add -1 times the 3rd row to the 1st row
 1  0  0  -1
 0   1   0   1 
 0   0   1   1 

 

answered Aug 24, 2014 by anonymous
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f. None

Matrix is already in the reduced row echelon form.

 

g. R2 <---> R3

Row
Operation
1:
  
 1   4   0   1 
 0  0  0  0
 0  0  1  3
interchange the 2nd row and the 3rd row
 1   4   0   1 
 0  0  1  3
 0  0  0  0

 

answered Aug 24, 2014 by anonymous

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