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7.4: Gauss Jordan Practice

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    Do This

    Solve the following system of linear equations using the Gauss-Jordan algorithm. Try to do this before watching the video!

    \[x_1 + x_3 = 3 \nonumber \]

    \[2x_2 - 2x_3 = -4 \nonumber \]

    \[x_2 - 2x_3 = 5 \nonumber \]

    In the following video, we solve the same set of linear equations. Watch the video after trying to do this on your own. It is provided here in case you get stuck.

    from IPython.display import YouTubeVideo
YouTubeVideo("xT16yIVw_KE",width=640,height=360, cc_load_policy=True)
    Question

    Something was unclear in the above videos. Describe the difference between a matrix in “row echelon” form and “reduced row echelon” form.

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