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skwey
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This is not a homework question. But a question on how to understand what my textbook does.
It is about choosing the free variables.
Let's say I have the system of equations:
x1-2x2+3x3+2x4+x5 =10
x3 +2x5=-3
x4 -4x5=7
Then my book says that we choose x2 and x5 to be free variables, since they are not leading. And we set
x2=t and x4=s and solve the system.
But why do we have to choose x2 and x5 just because they are not leading? I mean, Can't I say x2=t and x5=s instead of x4?
It is about choosing the free variables.
Let's say I have the system of equations:
x1-2x2+3x3+2x4+x5 =10
x3 +2x5=-3
x4 -4x5=7
Then my book says that we choose x2 and x5 to be free variables, since they are not leading. And we set
x2=t and x4=s and solve the system.
But why do we have to choose x2 and x5 just because they are not leading? I mean, Can't I say x2=t and x5=s instead of x4?