GATE CSE 2022 Q45: LU decomposition of a 3×3 system: L32, U33 and x1
- Engineering Mathematics
- 2 marks
- MCQ
- −2/3 if wrong
Question
Consider solving the following system of simultaneous equations using LU decomposition.
where and are denoted as
Which one of the following is the correct combination of values for , , and ?
Try it: multiple choice: exactly one correct option
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Answer: D (official GATE 2022 final answer key)
Concept used: Doolittle LU: Gaussian elimination multipliers form (unit diagonal) and the reduced matrix is .
First step: Eliminate : and give rows and ; the next multiplier is .
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Source: official GATE 2022 CS question paper and final answer key, organised by IIT Kharagpur. Question paper · Answer key
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