Find the general solution to the augmented matrix:
\[\begin{bmatrix} 4 & -2 & -3 & -7 \\ 2 & -3 & 3 & 20 \\ 4 & -5 & -3 & 8 \end{bmatrix}.\]Click for answer
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\[ \begin{bmatrix} 4 & -2 & -3 & -7 \\ 2 & -3 & 3 & 20 \\ 4 & -5 & -3 & 8 \end{bmatrix} \]Solution:
\begin{solution} Reduced Row Echelon Form: \[\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & -2 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 & -5 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 3 \end{bmatrix}\] General Solution: \[ \begin{bmatrix} x_{ 1 } \\ x_{ 2 } \\ x_{ 3 } \\ \end{bmatrix} = \qquad \begin{bmatrix} -2 \\ -5 \\ 3 \end{bmatrix}\] \end{solution}