FACULTY OF MARITIME ENGINEERING, BIOLOGICAL, OCEAN AND NATURAL RESOURCES

SCIENCES

FINITE ELEMENTS

Homework #1

By:
Betzabeth Esparza Villacs

Nov. 18, 2013

II Term. 2014 2015

1. Using the available functions in the software EXCEL solve the following system of equations:
4

-1

100

-1

-1

200

-1

-1

200

-1

-1

200

-1

100

Explain in detail all the commands that are used and the procedures.

Open Excel, and set up the system of equations: placing the coefficients of the matrix in order.
Where =

Set 1: select all cells reserved for the inverse matrix.

Set 2: write "=MINVERSA("select all the coefficient matrix (the 5x5, NO independent terms)

Set 3: closing parenthesis, and give CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER, the result is obtained the inverse matrix.

Set 4: Now is selected, the 5 cells results, and write "=MMULT("

Recalling that the solution of the system of equations, was =

Therefore: matrix1 = inverse Matrix and matrix2 = b

Set 5: Then we selected the inverse, then put a semicolon ";" and select the second matrix, which
is the column of independent terms.

Set 6: closing parenthesis, and give CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER, obtained the result.

CHECK RESULT!
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Select all cells reserved for the check, and write "=MMULT(":

Closing parenthesis, and give CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER, the result is obtained the b

Finally! Check if the column is equal to the independent terms, this all OK.