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10. LU decomposition using Crout's method example ( Enter your problem )
  1. Example `2x+5y=21,x+2y=8`
  2. Example `2x+5y=16,3x+y=11`
  3. Example `2x+3y-z=5,3x+2y+z=10,x-5y+3z=0`
  4. Example `x+y+z=3,2x-y-z=3,x-y+z=9`

2. Example `2x+5y=16,3x+y=11`





Solve Equations 2x+5y=16,3x+y=11 using Crout's method

Solution:
Total Equations are `2`

`2x+5y=16 -> (1)`

`3x+y=11 -> (2)`

Now converting given equations into matrix form
`[[2,5],[3,1]] [[x],[y]]=[[16],[11]]`

Now, A = `[[2,5],[3,1]]`, X = `[[x],[y]]` and B = `[[16],[11]]`

Crout's method for LU decomposition
Let `A=LU`

`2``5`
`3``1`
 = 
`l_(11)``0`
`l_(21)``l_(22)`
 `xx` 
`1``u_(12)`
`0``1`


`2``5`
`3``1`
 = 
`l_(11)``l_(11)u_(12)`
`l_(21)``l_(21)u_(12) + l_(22)`


This implies
`l_(11)=2`

`l_(11)u_(12)=5=>2xxu_(12)=5=>u_(12)=5/2`



`l_(21)=3`

`l_(21)u_(12) + l_(22)=1=>3xx5/2 + l_(22)=1=>l_(22)=-13/2`



`:.A=L xx U=LU`

`2``5`
`3``1`
 = 
`2``0`
`3``-13/2`
 `xx` 
`1``5/2`
`0``1`
 = 
`2``5`
`3``1`




Now, `Ax=B`, and `A=LU => LUx=B`

let `Ux=y`, then `Ly=B =>`

`2``0`
`3``-13/2`
 `xx` 
`y_1`
`y_2`
 = 
`16`
`11`


```2y_1``=``16```
```3y_1``-``13/2y_2``=``11```


Now use forward substitution method
From (1)
`2y_1=16`

`=>2y_1=16`

`=>y_1=(16)/(2)=8`

From (2)
`3y_1-13/2y_2=11`

`=>3(8)-(13y_2)/(2)=11`

`=>24-(13y_2)/(2)=11`

`=>-(13y_2)/(2)=11-24`

`=>-(13y_2)/(2)=-13`

`=>y_2=-13xx-2/13=2`

Now, `Ux=y`

`1``5/2`
`0``1`
 `xx` 
`x`
`y`
 = 
`8`
`2`


```x``+``5/2y``=``8```
```y``=``2```


Now use back substitution method
From (2)
`y=2`

From (1)
`x+5/2y=8`

`=>x+(5(2))/(2)=8`

`=>x+5=8`

`=>x=8-5`

`=>x=3`

Solution by Crout's method is
`x=3 and y=2`




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