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I have 6 equations and 6 variables I want to solve for:

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What would be the best way to go about solving for Aup, Adown, Bup, Bdown, Cup, and Cdown.

Thanks.
 
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The equations are linear in these 6 variables, so Gaussian elimination should do it.
 

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