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Example Question #111 : Linear Equations
Solve the linear system:
The system has no solution.
Write the augmented matrix of the system using the coefficients of the equations:
Perform the Gauss-Jordan elimination method on this matrix to get it in reduced row-echelon form. Use the following row operations:
The matrix is now in reduced row-echelon form. This matrix can be interpreted to mean:
.
The only solution is .
Example Question #11 : Non Homogeneous Cases
Give the partial fractions decomposition of .
The denominator of the fraction, , can be factored as
.
The partial fractions decomposition of a rational expression is the sum of fractions with these factors, with the numerator above each denominator being degree one less. Thus, the partial fractions decomposition of the given expression takes the form
for some .
Express the fractions with a common denominator:
Eliminate the denominators and perform some algebra:
Set the coefficients equal to form the linear system
This can be solved using Gauss-Jordan elimination on the augmented matrix
Perform the following row operations on the matrix to get it into reduced row-echelon form:
, so the partial fractions decomposition is
,
or, simplified,
.
Example Question #113 : Linear Equations
Give the partial fractions decomposition of
The denominator of the fraction, , can be factored as
The partial fractions decomposition of a rational expression is the sum of fractions with these factors, with the numerator above each denominator being degree one less. Thus, the partial fractions decomposition of the given expression takes the form
for some .
Express the fractions with a common denominator:
Eliminate the denominators and perform some algebra:
Set the coefficients equal to form the linear system
This can be solved using Gauss-Jordan elimination on the augmented matrix
Perform the following row operations on the matrix to get it into reduced row-echelon form:
, so the partial fractions decomposition is
,
or, simplified,
.