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solving equations for unknows

SFares
12-Amethyst

solving equations for unknows

Hello,

in the attached sheet , please scroll down untill you get to two red arrows.I have writen my question there. i am not sure how to solve for the unknowns with two matrices. Thank you!

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Werner_E
24-Ruby V
(To:SFares)

You may use a simple numeric solve block to do the job.

BTW, the way you tried to set up your matrices by matrix multiplication was awfully wrong! [3x3]*[3*1]=[3*1] and not a square matrix. You have to multiply by a diagonal matrix (see attached sheet).

1.png

Or you may define the matrix beforehand but then you must make it a function in all unknown variables:

2.png

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Werner_E
24-Ruby V
(To:SFares)

You may use a simple numeric solve block to do the job.

BTW, the way you tried to set up your matrices by matrix multiplication was awfully wrong! [3x3]*[3*1]=[3*1] and not a square matrix. You have to multiply by a diagonal matrix (see attached sheet).

1.png

Or you may define the matrix beforehand but then you must make it a function in all unknown variables:

2.png

SFares
12-Amethyst
(To:Werner_E)

Thank you Werner for the detailed explanation and help!

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