The Purpose of Row Operations Is to Create a Unit

question 18

True/False

The purpose of row operations is to create a unit column for the entering variable while maintaining unit columns for the remaining basic variables.

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Induction

A method of reasoning in which a generalization is argued to be true based on individual instances or empirical evidence.

Deduction

A method of reasoning from the general to the specific where the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises.

Argument By Analogy

A form of reasoning in which a similarity between two situations is used to infer a similar attribute or conclusion.

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