<exercise checkit-seed="0009" 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_{3} & = & -11 \\
3 \, x_{1} & + & x_{2} & - & x_{3} & = & 6 \\
-2 \, x_{1} & & & + & 5 \, x_{3} & = & -19 \\
& & & & 2 \, x_{3} & = & -6 \\
\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 & 0 & 3 & -11 \\
3 & 1 & -1 & 6 \\
-2 & 0 & 5 & -19 \\
0 & 0 & 2 & -6
\end{array}\right]</me></li>
<li><me>x_{1} \left[\begin{array}{c}
-1 \\
3 \\
-2 \\
0
\end{array}\right] + x_{2} \left[\begin{array}{c}
0 \\
1 \\
0 \\
0
\end{array}\right] + x_{3} \left[\begin{array}{c}
3 \\
-1 \\
5 \\
2
\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{c}
-11 \\
6 \\
-19 \\
-6
\end{array}\right]</me></li>
</ol>
</answer>
</exercise>