Forward Gaussian Elimination Using VRP and VRS: Original [ a | b | p ] = [ 2.178e+00 3.145e+00 9.138e+00 | 9.679e+01 | 0 ] [ 1.456e+00 2.805e+00 6.731e+00 | 7.485e+01 | 1 ] [ 1.688e+00 3.763e+00 2.341e+00 | 5.122e+01 | 2 ] 0th Pivot: a[p[2]][0] = 1.688e+00; k=0 Virtual Pivoted Form [ a | b | p | s ] = [ 1.290e+00 -1.710e+00 6.117e+00 | 3.070e+01 | 2 | 9.138e+00 ] [ 8.626e-01 -4.408e-01 4.712e+00 | 3.067e+01 | 1 | 6.731e+00 ] [ 1.688e+00 3.763e+00 2.341e+00 | 5.122e+01 | 0 | 3.763e+00 ] 1th Pivot: a[p[2]][1] = -1.710e+00; k=1 Virtual Pivoted Form [ a | b | p | s ] = [ 1.290e+00 -1.710e+00 6.117e+00 | 3.070e+01 | 2 | 6.117e+00 ] [ 8.626e-01 2.577e-01 3.135e+00 | 2.276e+01 | 0 | 4.712e+00 ] [ 1.688e+00 3.763e+00 2.341e+00 | 5.122e+01 | 1 | 3.763e+00 ] Final Actual Pivoted Form [ Pa | Pb | p | s ] = [ 1.688e+00 3.763e+00 2.341e+00 | 5.122e+01 | 0 | 3.763e+00 ] [ 1.290e+00 -1.710e+00 6.117e+00 | 3.070e+01 | 1 | 6.117e+00 ] [ 8.626e-01 2.577e-01 3.135e+00 | 2.276e+01 | 2 | 4.712e+00 ] Back Substituted Results in Order of Solution: x[2] = 7.259e+00; x[1] = 8.012e+00; x[0] = 2.415e+00; Answer: FGE with BackSubstition, VRP & VRS Results: x(approx) = [ 2.415e+00 ] [ 8.012e+00 ] [ 7.259e+00 ] Equation substitution error of residual = b-a*x(approx) = [ 1.421e-14 ] [ 7.105e-15 ] [ 3.553e-15 ] Residual Norm = 1.421e-14; b Norm = 9.679e+01; Relative Residual = ||residual||/||b||= 1.468e-16