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<B>COEFF_MATRIX</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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<em>coeff_matrix</em>({&lt;lineq\_list&gt;}) 
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(If you are feeling lazy then the braces can be omitted.) 
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&lt;lineq\_list&gt; :- linear equations. Can be of the form equation = number 
or just equation. 
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<em>coeff_matrix</em>creates the coefficient matrix C of the linear 
equations. 
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It returns {C,X,B} such that CX = B. 
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coeff_matrix({x+y+4*z=10,y+x-z=20,x+y+4}); 


  {
   [4   1  1]
   [        ]
   [-1  1  1]
   [        ]
   [0   1  1]
   ,
   [z]
   [ ]
   [y]
   [ ]
   [x]
   ,
   [10]
   [  ]
   [20]
   [  ]
   [-4]
  }

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