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Subject: Re: Cramer's Rule - linear equations
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NZTideMan wrote:
> On May 13, 6:50 pm, "Ashwini Deshpande" <vd.ashw...@mathworks.com>
> wrote:
>> I have three linear equations with 3 unknowns, say for example:
>>
>> 3x + 4y + 6z = 1;
>> x - 2y + 7z = 10;
>> 2x + 3y - 9z = 15;
>>
>> How do i solve this using matlab, is there any easiest way
>> to apply Cramer's Rule to Solve these equations ???
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated !!
>> Thanks !
>> Ashwini
> 
> If you're using Matlab, why would you even contemplate using Cramer's
> Rule?
> You would only use that if you wanted to solve it by hand - or you
> needed to do it for homework.
> 
> If you genuinely want to solve the equations in Matlab, try: help
> mldivide

Perhaps the OP meant "Is there any easier way than to apply Cramer's Rule?"