A person is ordered by a doctor to take 10 units of vitamin A, 9 units of vitamin D and 19 units of vitamin E each day. The person can choose from three brands of vitamin pills. Brand X contains 2 units of vitamin A, 3 units of vitamin D and 5 units of vitamin E. Brand Y has 1, 3 and 4 units respectively and Brand Z has 1 unit of vitamin A, none of vitamin D and 1 of vitamin E. (i) (ii) (iii) Write down the system of equations. Write down the augmented matrix. Use elementary row operations to convert the matrix to reduced row echelon form.
A person is ordered by a doctor to take 10 units of vitamin A, 9 units of vitamin D and 19 units of vitamin E each day. The person can choose from three brands of vitamin pills. Brand X contains 2 units of vitamin A, 3 units of vitamin D and 5 units of vitamin E. Brand Y has 1, 3 and 4 units respectively and Brand Z has 1 unit of vitamin A, none of vitamin D and 1 of vitamin E. (i) (ii) (iii) Write down the system of equations. Write down the augmented matrix. Use elementary row operations to convert the matrix to reduced row echelon form.
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Chapter10: Matrices
Section10.1: Solution Of Linear Systems
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