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Linear Algebra Examples
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Step 1
Remove parentheses.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.4
Combine and .
Step 2.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.7
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.7.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.7.2
Simplify.
Step 2.7.2.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.7.2.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.7.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.7.3.1
Move .
Step 2.7.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.8
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.9
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 2.9.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.10
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.11
Move to the left of .
Step 2.12
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.13
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 2.13.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.14
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.15
Move to the left of .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.3
Combine and .
Step 3.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.5.1
Move to the left of .
Step 3.5.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.5.3
Simplify.
Step 3.5.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.3.4
Multiply .
Step 3.5.3.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.3.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.3.5
Multiply .
Step 3.5.3.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.3.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3
Multiply .
Step 4.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2
Subtract from .
Step 5
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6
Write the system of equations in matrix form.
Step 7
Step 7.1
Multiply each element of by to make the entry at a .
Step 7.1.1
Multiply each element of by to make the entry at a .
Step 7.1.2
Simplify .
Step 7.2
Multiply each element of by to make the entry at a .
Step 7.2.1
Multiply each element of by to make the entry at a .
Step 7.2.2
Simplify .
Step 8
Use the result matrix to declare the final solutions to the system of equations.
Step 9
Step 9.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 9.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 9.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 9.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 9.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 9.3.1
Divide by .
Step 10
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 11
The solution is the set of ordered pairs that makes the system true.
Step 12
Decompose a solution vector by re-arranging each equation represented in the row-reduced form of the augmented matrix by solving for the dependent variable in each row yields the vector equality.