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Planes, Solutions, and Gaussian Elimination of a \(3\times3\) Linear System

Visualize the planes and solutions of a system of three linear equations as you apply elementary row operations to the system.

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http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/PlanesSolutionsAndGaussianEliminationOfA33LinearSystem/http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/PlanesSolutionsAndGaussianEliminationOfA33LinearSystem/
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Average: 4 (2 votes)
Creator(s): 
Klaus Michelsen
Cataloger: 
Tom Polaski
Publisher: 
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Rights: 
Klaus Michelsen and Wolfram Research
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Requires downloading the CDF player from Wolfram (https://www.wolfram.com/cdf-player/).

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Anonymous's picture

This application allows the student to work through several examples of a 3 by 3 system and to see the geometrical result of individual row operations. The system can be presented either as a system or as an augmented matrix. The application takes a bit of getting used to, but works well.
Anonymous's picture

User can control coefficients of the three linear equations in \(\mathbf{R}^3\) and see the dynamic change of the three planes as the coefficients are being changed.