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Row Reduction & Rank · Easy problem

To solve Ax=bA\mathbf x = \mathbf b with A=LUA = LU, one first solves Lc=bL\mathbf c = \mathbf b and then Ux=cU\mathbf x = \mathbf c. Suppose the first step gave c=(56)\mathbf c = \begin{pmatrix}5\\6\end{pmatrix} and U=(2103)U = \begin{pmatrix}2 & 1\\0 & 3\end{pmatrix}. Find x1x_1.