A matrix is diagonal if
In other words, you want non-zero elements only when the indices of the row and the column are the same: the first element of the first row must be non zero, the second element of the second row must be non-zero, and so on. All other elements must be zero.
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Step-by-step explanation:
<u><em>The complete question is</em></u>
Jessica has 84.5 yards of fabric to make curtains. She makes 6 identical curtains and has 19.7 of fabric remaining. How many yards of fabric does Jessica use per curtain?
Let
x-------> amount of yards of fabric that Jessica used per curtain
we know that
The length of 6 identical curtains plus the length of the fabric remaining, must be equal to the total yards of fabric'
so
The linear equation that represent this situation is
Solve for x