<exercise checkit-seed="0007" checkit-slug="E1" checkit-title="Linear systems, vector equations, and augmented matrices">
<statement>
<p>Consider the vector equation.</p>
<me>x_{1} \left[\begin{array}{c}
1 \\
1 \\
-1 \\
2
\end{array}\right] + x_{2} \left[\begin{array}{c}
-1 \\
0 \\
-3 \\
-1
\end{array}\right] + x_{3} \left[\begin{array}{c}
4 \\
3 \\
1 \\
3
\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{c}
7 \\
7 \\
-5 \\
6
\end{array}\right]</me>
<ol>
<li> Write a system of scalar equations corresponding to this vector equation. </li>
<li> Write an augmented matrix corresponding to this vector equation. </li>
</ol>
</statement>
<answer>
<ol>
<li><me>\begin{matrix}
x & - & y & + & 4 \, z & = & 7 \\
x & & & + & 3 \, z & = & 7 \\
-x & - & 3 \, y & + & z & = & -5 \\
2 \, x & - & y & + & 3 \, z & = & 6 \\
\end{matrix}</me></li>
<li><me>\left[\begin{array}{ccc|c}
1 & -1 & 4 & 7 \\
1 & 0 & 3 & 7 \\
-1 & -3 & 1 & -5 \\
2 & -1 & 3 & 6
\end{array}\right]</me></li>
</ol>
</answer>
</exercise>