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The coefficient matrix of a system of three equations in variables
u
,
v
,
w
u,\,v,\,w
u
,
v
,
w
is
A
=
(
1
−
2
3
0
4
5
2
1
−
1
)
A = \begin{pmatrix}1 & -2 & 3\\ 0 & 4 & 5\\ 2 & 1 & -1\end{pmatrix}
A
=
1
0
2
−
2
4
1
3
5
−
1
. If the inverse of
A
A
A
is given by
A
−
1
=
(
1
0
1
−
1
4
1
4
5
4
3
2
−
1
2
−
3
2
)
A^{-1} = \begin{pmatrix}1 & 0 & 1\\ -\tfrac14 & \tfrac14 & \tfrac54\\ \tfrac32 & -\tfrac12 & -\tfrac32\end{pmatrix}
A
−
1
=
1
−
4
1
2
3
0
4
1
−
2
1
1
4
5
−
2
3
and the constant matrix is
B
=
(
2
−
1
3
)
B = \begin{pmatrix}2\\-1\\3\end{pmatrix}
B
=
2
−
1
3
, determine the column vector
X
=
(
u
v
w
)
X = \begin{pmatrix}u\\v\\w\end{pmatrix}
X
=
u
v
w
.
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