How would i modify this script If i wanted to do integer only Gaussian elimination on a system of linear equations (Ax=b)?

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function [x] = IntegerGaussrevised(A,b)
n = size(A,1); %getting n
A = [A,b]; %produces the augmented matrix
%elimination process starts
for i = 1:n-1
p = i;
%comparison to select the pivot
for j = i+1:n
if abs(A(j,i)) > abs(A(i,i))
U = A(i,:);
A(i,:) = A(j,:);
A(j,:) = U;
end
end
%cheking for nullity of the pivots
while A(p,i)== 0 && p <= n
p = p+1;
end
if p == n+1
disp('No unique solution');
break
else
if p ~= i
T = A(i,:);
A(i,:) = A(p,:);
A(p,:) = T;
end
end
for j = i+1:n
m = A(j,i)/A(i,i);
for k = i+1:n+1
A(j,k) = A(j,k) - m*A(i,k);
end
end
end
%checking for nonzero of last entry
if A(n,n) == 0
disp('No unique solution');
return
end
%backward substitution
x(n) = A(n,n+1)/A(n,n);
for i = n - 1:-1:1
sumax = 0;
for j = i+1:n
sumax = sumax + A(i,j)*x(j);
end
x(i) = (A(i,n+1) - sumax)/A(i,i);
end
end
end

Answers (1)

Jan
Jan on 21 Nov 2012
Edited: Jan on 21 Nov 2012
Please follow Matt J's advice to format the code properly.
Does "integer only" mean, that all occurring values are integers? Then the modifications concern one line only:
m = A(j,i) / A(i,i);
Here fractional parts can be introduced. So check at first, if the result is an integer: m ~= floor(m). If this is not the case, multiply theother lines of the augm,ented Matrix by A(i,i).
But this will fail when there is an overflow: Numbers greater than 2^52 cannot be represented exactly with double precision. Therefore my suggestion has severe limits. Even for tiny matrices (< 10 rows) this can fail, if the elements are in the magnitude of 1000.
So perhaps you are looking for something completely different.
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Scott Jones
Scott Jones on 8 Dec 2012
Hey, sorry it took me so long to sort the code out. My question is poorly worded as well. What I meant by integer only Gaussian elimination Integer was a way for to do it that involves ensuring that at each stage in the elimination process the augmented matrix for the system must contain only integers. (inputs are also integers). Thanks for all of your help so far really appreciate you taking the time to try and help.

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