Systems of linear equations in n variables:
Linear equations in two variables:
General Form: ax+by=0
Example: x+2y = 0
Linear equations in 3 Variables:
General Form: ax+by+cz=0
Example: 2x+6y+z=0
A linear equation in n variables x1,x2,X3, ... ,Xn has the form
a1x1+a2x2+a3x3+. . . +anxn=b .
The coefficients a1,a2,a3, ... , an are real numbers, and the constant term b is a real number. The number a1 is the coefficient's leading, and x1 is the variable's leading.
* Linear equations have no products or roots of variables involved in trigonometric, exponential, or logarithmic functions. Variables appear only to the first power.
Examples of linear equations:
1) 3x +2 y-z = 0
2) x +2 y = 4
3) 7x-3y +2 z = 4