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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`

4. Example `x+y+z=3,2x-y-z=3,x-y+z=9`





Solve Equations x+y+z=3,2x-y-z=3,x-y+z=9 using Crout's method

Solution:
Total Equations are `3`

`x+y+z=3 -> (1)`

`2x-y-z=3 -> (2)`

`x-y+z=9 -> (3)`

Now converting given equations into matrix form
`[[1,1,1],[2,-1,-1],[1,-1,1]] [[x],[y],[z]]=[[3],[3],[9]]`

Now, A = `[[1,1,1],[2,-1,-1],[1,-1,1]]`, X = `[[x],[y],[z]]` and B = `[[3],[3],[9]]`

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

`1``1``1`
`2``-1``-1`
`1``-1``1`
 = 
`l_(11)``0``0`
`l_(21)``l_(22)``0`
`l_(31)``l_(32)``l_(33)`
 `xx` 
`1``u_(12)``u_(13)`
`0``1``u_(23)`
`0``0``1`


`1``1``1`
`2``-1``-1`
`1``-1``1`
 = 
`l_(11)``l_(11)u_(12)``l_(11)u_(13)`
`l_(21)``l_(21)u_(12) + l_(22)``l_(21)u_(13) + l_(22)u_(23)`
`l_(31)``l_(31)u_(12) + l_(32)``l_(31)u_(13) + l_(32)u_(23) + l_(33)`


This implies
`l_(11)=1`

`l_(11)u_(12)=1=>1xxu_(12)=1=>u_(12)=1`

`l_(11)u_(13)=1=>1xxu_(13)=1=>u_(13)=1`



`l_(21)=2`

`l_(21)u_(12) + l_(22)=-1=>2xx1 + l_(22)=-1=>l_(22)=-3`

`l_(21)u_(13) + l_(22)u_(23)=-1=>2xx1 + (-3)xxu_(23)=-1=>u_(23)=1`



`l_(31)=1`

`l_(31)u_(12) + l_(32)=-1=>1xx1 + l_(32)=-1=>l_(32)=-2`

`l_(31)u_(13) + l_(32)u_(23) + l_(33)=1=>1xx1 + (-2)xx1 + l_(33)=1=>l_(33)=2`



`:.A=L xx U=LU`

`1``1``1`
`2``-1``-1`
`1``-1``1`
 = 
`1``0``0`
`2``-3``0`
`1``-2``2`
 `xx` 
`1``1``1`
`0``1``1`
`0``0``1`
 = 
`1``1``1`
`2``-1``-1`
`1``-1``1`




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

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

`1``0``0`
`2``-3``0`
`1``-2``2`
 `xx` 
`y_1`
`y_2`
`y_3`
 = 
`3`
`3`
`9`


```y_1``=``3```
```2y_1``-``3y_2``=``3```
```y_1``-``2y_2``+``2y_3``=``9```


Now use forward substitution method
From (1)
`y_1=3`

From (2)
`2y_1-3y_2=3`

`=>2(3)-3y_2=3`

`=>6-3y_2=3`

`=>-3y_2=3-6`

`=>-3y_2=-3`

`=>y_2=(-3)/(-3)=1`

From (3)
`y_1-2y_2+2y_3=9`

`=>(3)-2(1)+2y_3=9`

`=>1+2y_3=9`

`=>2y_3=9-1`

`=>2y_3=8`

`=>y_3=(8)/(2)=4`

Now, `Ux=y`

`1``1``1`
`0``1``1`
`0``0``1`
 `xx` 
`x`
`y`
`z`
 = 
`3`
`1`
`4`


```x``+``y``+``z``=``3```
```y``+``z``=``1```
```z``=``4```


Now use back substitution method
From (3)
`z=4`

From (2)
`y+z=1`

`=>y+(4)=1`

`=>y+4=1`

`=>y=1-4`

`=>y=-3`

From (1)
`x+y+z=3`

`=>x+(-3)+(4)=3`

`=>x+1=3`

`=>x=3-1`

`=>x=2`

Solution by Crout's method is
`x=2,y=-3 and z=4`




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