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<exercise checkit-seed="0000" checkit-slug="E2" checkit-title="Reduced row echelon form">
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<statement>
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<ol>
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<li>Show that <me>\operatorname{RREF} \left[\begin{array}{ccccc}
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1 &amp; -2 &amp; -1 &amp; 3 &amp; 4 \\
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2 &amp; -3 &amp; -3 &amp; 5 &amp; 6 \\
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0 &amp; -5 &amp; 5 &amp; 5 &amp; 10
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\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{ccccc}
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1 &amp; 0 &amp; -3 &amp; 1 &amp; 0 \\
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0 &amp; 1 &amp; -1 &amp; -1 &amp; -2 \\
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0 &amp; 0 &amp; 0 &amp; 0 &amp; 0
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\end{array}\right] .</me></li>
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<li>Explain why the matrix <m>B= \left[\begin{array}{ccccc}
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1 &amp; 4 &amp; 0 &amp; -1 &amp; 1 \\
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-5 &amp; -20 &amp; 1 &amp; 7 &amp; -6 \\
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0 &amp; 0 &amp; 0 &amp; 0 &amp; 0
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\end{array}\right] </m> is or is not in reduced row echelon form.</li>
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</ol>
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</statement>
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<answer>
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<ol>
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<li>
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<m>\operatorname{RREF} \left[\begin{array}{ccccc}
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1 &amp; -2 &amp; -1 &amp; 3 &amp; 4 \\
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2 &amp; -3 &amp; -3 &amp; 5 &amp; 6 \\
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0 &amp; -5 &amp; 5 &amp; 5 &amp; 10
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\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{ccccc}
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1 &amp; 0 &amp; -3 &amp; 1 &amp; 0 \\
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0 &amp; 1 &amp; -1 &amp; -1 &amp; -2 \\
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0 &amp; 0 &amp; 0 &amp; 0 &amp; 0
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\end{array}\right] .</m>
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</li>
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<li><m>B</m> is
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not in reduced row echelon form because
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not every entry above and below each pivot is zero.
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</li>
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</ol>
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</answer>
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</exercise>
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