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Section 1.2 How to input a matrix into system

Subsection 1.2.1 How to input a regular matrix

Example: Input the matrix below to the SageMath cell.
\begin{equation*} \begin{pmatrix} 0 \amp 2 \amp -8 \amp 8 \\ 1 \amp -2 \amp 1 \amp 0 \\ 5 \amp 0 \amp -5 \amp 10 \end{pmatrix} \end{equation*}
Exercise: Input the matrix below to the SageMath cell.
\begin{equation*} \begin{pmatrix} 0 \amp 3 \amp -6 \amp 6 \amp 4 \amp -5 \\ 3 \amp -7 \amp 8 \amp -5 \amp 8 \amp 9 \\ 3 \amp -9 \amp 12 \amp -9 \amp 6 \amp 15 \end{pmatrix} \end{equation*}

Subsection 1.2.2 How to input a matrix with variables

In SageMath, the variable \(x\) is automatically variable. All the others must be declared.
Example: Input the matrix below to the SageMath cell.
\begin{equation*} \begin{pmatrix} a \amp 1\\ 3 \amp x \end{pmatrix} \end{equation*}
This example is extremely important in this course.