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Elementary matrices

Finding the elementary matrix that carries out a given row operation, so that multiplying by it turns matrix A into matrix B.

Matrix Theory and Linear Algebra, Elementary matrices

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Exercise 4.6.1

For each of the following pairs of matrices, suppose a row operation is applied to $A$ and the result is $B$ . Find the elementary matrix $E$ that represents this row operation.

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