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Consider the following linear system.14.1x + 2.5y + 2.78z = 128.8x + 49.2y - 12.7z = 816.4x + 32.7y - 81.4z = 7Rewrite the system in matrix form as' A v = 'w, where 'v is the unknown vector (x, y, z) and w is (12, 8, 7).The matrix A is then (in Scilab notation) [14.1, 2.5, 2.7; 8.8, 49.2, -12.7; 16.4, 32.7, -81.4].Perform LU decomposition to find the lower triangular matrix (with ones on the diagonal) which corresponds to the upper triangular matrix found by forward elimination.Which of the following matrices corresponds most closely to your result?

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Consider the following linear system.<br/><br/>14.1x + 2.5y + 2.78z = 12<br/><br/>8.8x + 49.2y - 12.7z = 8<br/><br/>16.4x + 32.7y - 81.4z = 7<br/><br/>Rewrite the system in matrix form as' A v = 'w, where 'v is the unknown vector (x, y, z) and w is (12, 8, 7).<br/><br/>The matrix A is then (in Scilab notation) [14.1, 2.5, 2.7; 8.8, 49.2, -12.7; 16.4, 32.7, -81.4].<br/><br/>Implement the Gauss-Siedel iterative algorithm to find the vector 'v.<br/>Which of the following vectors most closely resembles your estimate after two iterations of the Gauss-Siedel method from an initial guess of [1; 1; 1]?






 
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