diff --git a/source/linear-algebra/source/01-LE/02.ptx b/source/linear-algebra/source/01-LE/02.ptx
index baac5e484..c860bb47e 100644
--- a/source/linear-algebra/source/01-LE/02.ptx
+++ b/source/linear-algebra/source/01-LE/02.ptx
@@ -400,90 +400,122 @@ notation: (Combination of old rows)
Each of the following linear systems has the same solution set.
- A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
G)
+
H)
+
-Sort these six equivalent linear systems from +Sort these eight equivalent linear systems from most complicated to simplest (in your opinion).
@@ -491,75 +523,165 @@ most complicated to simplest (in your opinion).
Here we've written the sorted linear systems from
Assign the following row operations to each step used to manipulate each matrix to the next: +
+
+ What is the solution set for the following system?
+
+The
-Mark this pivot, then use row operations to change all values above and below the
+Mark this pivot, then use row operations to change all values below the
marked pivot to
-Repeat these steps until the matrix is in RREF. +Repeat these steps until the lowest non-zero row has a pivot, and all +zero rows are at the bottom. +
++Finally, moving right to left, use row operations to change all values above +each pivot to zero, which should result in an RREF matrix.
-Complete the following RREF calculation (multiple row operations may be needed
-for certain steps):
-
-Consider the matrix
-
-Compute
-Consider the non-augmented and augmented matrices
-
-Can
-Free browser-based technologies for mathematical computation -are available online. +Since Gauss-Jordan elimination is an algorithm that could be +performed the same way every time, computers can be programmed to +do this calculation for us. +
+
+Free browser-based technologies for computing RREF
+are available online. Let's explore how these can be used to show
+
In the dropdown on the right, you can select a number of different languages. -Select "Octave" for the Matlab-compatible syntax used by this text. +Select "Octave" for the open-source Matlab-compatible syntax used by this text.
-A = [1 3 2
+A = [1 4 6
2 5 7]
rref(A)
+Try using
format rat
A = [
- 1 4 6
- 2 5 7
+1 4 6
+2 5 7
]
rref(A)
-
+
+ +Because the algorithm used to find RREF matrices as quickly as possible +in Octave is different than the one we would use by hand, sometimes +the output is slightly different than expected. +
+
+Use Octave to compute
+What number do you think the
+Complete the following RREF calculation (multiple row operations may be needed
+for certain steps):
+
+ Check your work using technology. +
+
+Consider the matrix
+
+Compute
+Consider the non-augmented and augmented matrices
+
+Can