Row reduction, Gaussian Elimination on augmented matrix

[Rafa3D]

Hi! Please, could you help me on how to solve the following matrix ?
I need to replace the value 3 on the third line by 0, the first column need to remain zero and 1 for the third column. I'm having a lot of difficulties with this. How would you proceed ?

Thank you for your time and help.
All best

 

[Office_Shredder]

Usually you go row by row. Use the first row to knock out the first entry of the second row, then the first row to knock out the first entry of the third row, and then the second row to knock out the second entry of the third row. The first two parts are done for you in this matrix!

 

[Rafa3D]

Usually you go row by row. Use the first row to knock out the first entry of the second row, then the first row to knock out the first entry of the third row, and then the second row to knock out the second entry of the third row. The first two parts are done for you in this matrix!

I m sorry, but I still don't understand :(

 

[Office_Shredder]

Why don't you start by listing out all the operations you can do.

 

[Steve4Physics]

Hi @Rafa3D. Welcome to PF.

The general rule here is that you have to show evidence of your own effort before we help. You will get guidance/steering/advice rather than answers. That being said…

Let’s use ‘R1’ as shorthand for 'row one' for example.

Q1. What would R2 be if you multiplied it by 3? Tell us what it would be.

Q2. Subtract your answer from R3 (four subtractions to do). You will get a new R3 but R1 and R2 haven’t changed. Tell us what the matrix is now.

If you answer Q1 and Q2 correctly, there’s one final step.

Note, there are many YouTube videos explaining this.

 

[Rafa3D]

Hi @Rafa3D. Welcome to PF.

The general rule here is that you have to show evidence of your own effort before we help. You will get guidance/steering/advice rather than answers. That being said…

Let’s use ‘R1’ as shorthand for 'row one' for example.

Q1. What would R2 be if you multiplied it by 3? Tell us what it would be.

Q2. Subtract your answer from R3 (four subtractions to do). You will get a new R3 but R1 and R2 haven’t changed. Tell us what the matrix is now.

If you answer Q1 and Q2 correctly, there’s one final step.

Note, there are many YouTube videos explaining this.

Thank you. I think I got the idea :

 

[Steve4Physics]

Thank you. I think I got the idea :

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Yes. You can skip some of the steps for brevity if you are comfortable with this. For example you don't really need to write
0*¼ 0*¼ 4*¼ | 8*¼
You could immediately write
0 0 1 | 2.

And you have labelled the rows of the final matrix as x, y and z on the left side. That's wrong here. Remember your final matrix represents these equations:
1.x + 1·y - 1·z = -2
0·x + 1·y - 1·z = -3
0·x + 0·y +1·z = 2

Also, you are allowed to swap rows, so it makes no sense to label a row as x or y or z.