Consider a system
with the given row-echelon form for its augmented matrix.

The equations for this system are
\(\eqalign{x - 2y + z &= 4\\y + 6z &= - 1\\z &= 2}\)
The last equation says z = 2. Substitute this into the second
equation to get
\(\eqalign{y + 6\left( 2 \right) &= - 1\\y &= - 13}\)
Now substitute z = 2 and y = –13
into the first equation to get
\(\eqalign{x - 2\left( { - 13} \right) + \left( 2 \right) &= 4\\x &= - 24}\)
Thus the solution is x = –24, y = –13, and z =
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