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You have met linear equations in elementary school. Linear equations are simply equations like 2x+y+ z= 1, 5x—y+7z=0. You have learned to solve such equations by the successive elimination of the variables. In this chapter, we shall review the theory of such equations, dealing with equations in n variables, and interpreting our results from the point of view of vectors. Several geometric interpretations for the solutions of the equations will be given.
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Lang, S. (1986). Matrices and linear Equations. In: Introduction to Linear Algebra. Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1070-2_2
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