When writing a matrix in row echelon form using gaussians elimination, is there only one correct outcome?
When writing a matrix in row echelon form using gaussians elimination, is there only one correct outcome?
Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter11: Matrices And Determinants
Section11.CR: Chapter Review
Problem 2CC: What is the row-echelon form of a matrix? What is a leading entry?
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So is there more than one correct outcome to a matrix in row ecehlon form?
If each row has leading 1, every entry below the leading 1 is 0, and it was found by using the three types of elementary row operations is it correct?
And is there a way of checking if your row echelon form matrix is correct?
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