This program is designed to help you experiment with different row operations and discover their effects on a system of equations written in matrix form.
Generate the equations
Or enter, your own equations.
x
1
+
x
2
+
x
3
=
x
1
+
x
2
+
x
3
=
x
1
+
x
2
+
x
3
=
Enter your equations into the blanks. You may enter the coefficients as decimals, fractions (in a/b) form, or as positive or negative integers.
Pick an operation, and either a row, or a pair of rows to use for the operation to see what the effect of your operation is.
Multiply a row by a constant
Swap two rows
Add two rows
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row 1 and Row 2
Row 1 and Row 3
Row 2 and Row 3
Add Row 1 to Row 2
Add Row 1 to Row 3
Add Row 2 to Row 1
Add Row 2 to Row 3
Add Row 3 to Row 1
Add Row 3 to Row 2