Consider the following.     x1  +  x2  −  3x3  =  2 −x1  +  2x2      =  −2 x1  −  x2  +  x3  =  9 (a) Write the system of linear equations as a matrix equation,  AX = B.                         x1   x2 x3 =            (b) Use Gauss-Jordan elimination on  [A    B]  to solve for the matrix X. X =    x1   x2 x3 =

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Consider the following.

 
 
x1  +  x2  −  3x3  =  2
−x1  +  2x2      =  −2
x1  −  x2  +  x3  =  9
(a) Write the system of linear equations as a matrix equation, 
AX = B.

 
     
 
     
     
 
x1
 
x2
x3
 = 
 
 
 
 
 


(b) Use Gauss-Jordan elimination on 
[A    B]
 to solve for the matrix X.
X = 
 
x1
 
x2
x3
 = 
 
 
 
 
 
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