FINANCIAL UNIVERSITY
UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION
Solving Systems of Linear
Equations
Olga Evgen’evna Orel,
Ph. D., Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics-1,
olga_orel72@mail.ru
Basic Terminology
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System of Linear Equations (система |
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линейных уравнений) or Linear System: a |
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finite set of linear equations. |
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Solution: numbers |
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such that |
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we substitute 1 = 1, 2 = 2 |
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the system is satisfied when |
•Solution Set (множество решений) or
General Solution (общее решение): the set of all solutions of the system.
• An inconsistent (несовместная) system has no solutions
• A consistent (совместная) system has at least one solution
+ = 4
EXAMPLE of an inconsistent system:
+ = 3
Every system of linear equations
•has no solutions, or
•has exactly one solution, or
•has infinitely many solutions.
EXAMPLE of a general system of 3 equations in 4
unknowns (общая системаиз 3-х уравнений с 4-мя11 неизвестными1 + 12 2 + 13): 3 + 14 4 = 121 1 + 22 2 + 23 3 + 24 4 = 2
31 1 + 32 2 + 33 3 + 34 4 = 3
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