1 -2 0 0 3 2 -5 -3 -2 6 0 5 15 10 0 2 6 18 8 6 ((row 2) - ((row 1) *2))*-1 1 -2 0 0 3 0 1 3 2 0 0 5 15 10 0 2 6 18 8 6 (row 3) - ((row 2)*5) 1 -2 0 0 3 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 18 8 6 I have tried many many ways of getting the last row to all zero (as required by row-echelon, not reduced row-echelon) but cant figure it out