<exercise checkit-seed="0006" checkit-slug="E1" checkit-title="Linear systems, vector equations, and augmented matrices">
<statement>
<p> Consider the system of equations</p>
<me>\begin{matrix}
x_{1} & + & 3 \, x_{2} & - & 2 \, x_{3} & = & 3 \\
-x_{1} & - & 3 \, x_{2} & + & 3 \, x_{3} & = & -2 \\
& & & - & 5 \, x_{3} & = & -4 \\
-x_{1} & - & 3 \, x_{2} & + & x_{3} & = & -3 \\
\end{matrix}</me>
<ol>
<li> Write an augmented matrix corresponding to this system. </li>
<li> Write a vector equation corresponding to this system. </li>
</ol>
</statement>
<answer>
<ol>
<li><me>\left[\begin{array}{ccc|c}
1 & 3 & -2 & 3 \\
-1 & -3 & 3 & -2 \\
0 & 0 & -5 & -4 \\
-1 & -3 & 1 & -3
\end{array}\right]</me></li>
<li><me>x_{1} \left[\begin{array}{c}
1 \\
-1 \\
0 \\
-1
\end{array}\right] + x_{2} \left[\begin{array}{c}
3 \\
-3 \\
0 \\
-3
\end{array}\right] + x_{3} \left[\begin{array}{c}
-2 \\
3 \\
-5 \\
1
\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{c}
3 \\
-2 \\
-4 \\
-3
\end{array}\right]</me></li>
</ol>
</answer>
</exercise>