<exercise checkit-seed="0001" 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 \\
0
\end{array}\right] + x_{2} \left[\begin{array}{c}
-3 \\
-3 \\
3 \\
0
\end{array}\right] + x_{3} \left[\begin{array}{c}
-4 \\
-3 \\
3 \\
-2
\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{c}
6 \\
4 \\
-4 \\
4
\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_{1} & - & 3 \, x_{2} & - & 4 \, x_{3} & = & 6 \\
x_{1} & - & 3 \, x_{2} & - & 3 \, x_{3} & = & 4 \\
-x_{1} & + & 3 \, x_{2} & + & 3 \, x_{3} & = & -4 \\
& & & & 2 \, x_{3} & = & 4 \\
\end{matrix}</me>
</li>
<li>
<me> \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c}
1 & -3 & -4 & 6 \\
1 & -3 & -3 & 4 \\
-1 & 3 & 3 & -4 \\
0 & 0 & -2 & 4
\end{array}\right] </me>
</li>
</ol>
</answer>
</exercise>