augmented matrix
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Forms:augmented matrices
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a way of representing a system of linear equations in matrix form
- To solve a system of linear equations using the method of Gaussian elimination, we first write the system in augmented matrix form.
- The augmented matrix provides a compact and organized way of representing the coefficients and constants of a system of equations.
- In linear algebra, students learn to manipulate augmented matrices to solve systems of equations and perform other operations.
- The entries in the augmented matrix correspond to the coefficients of the variables and the constants in the system of equations.