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Cramer's Rule can be used to solve a system of linear equations.
  
Given a system of linear equations A*x=b where A is an invertible square matrix, the theorem says that <math><img class="tex" alt=" x_i = \frac{\det(A_i)}{\det(A)} \qquad i = 1, \ldots, n \, " src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/f/7/7/f772877984cbae5c47877d4ced245b6c.png"></math>, where Ai is a matrix formed by replacing the ith column of A with the vector b.
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Given a system of linear equations A*x=b where A is an invertible square matrix, the theorem says that x_i = det(A_i)/det(A) i=1,...,n.  A_i is a matrix formed by replacing the ith column of A with the vector b.
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Cramer's Rule can be used to solve a system of linear equations.

Given a system of linear equations A*x=b where A is an invertible square matrix, the theorem says that x_i = det(A_i)/det(A) i=1,...,n. A_i is a matrix formed by replacing the ith column of A with the vector b.

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