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7. Systems of Equations & Matrices
Introduction to Matrices
Problem 13b
Textbook Question
In Exercises 13–18, perform each matrix row operation and write the new matrix. 

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Identify the matrix row operation to be performed: \( \frac{1}{2}R_1 \).
Apply the operation to the first row of the matrix: \([2, -6, 4, 10]\).
Multiply each element of the first row by \( \frac{1}{2} \): \( \left[ \frac{1}{2} \times 2, \frac{1}{2} \times (-6), \frac{1}{2} \times 4, \frac{1}{2} \times 10 \right] \).
Write the new first row after the operation: \([1, -3, 2, 5]\).
Replace the original first row with the new row in the matrix, keeping the other rows unchanged.

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