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Elementary Row and Column Operations


The matrix operations of

1. Interchanging two rows or columns,

2. Adding a multiple of one row or column to another,

3. Multiplying any row or column by a nonzero element.


See also

Gaussian Elimination, Matrix

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References

Ayres, F. Jr. Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Matrices. New York: Schaum, p. 39, 1962.Dummit, D. S. and Foote, R. M. Abstract Algebra, 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, p. 390, 1998.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Elementary Row and Column Operations." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ElementaryRowandColumnOperations.html

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