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Chapter 6 Solution of Linear Equations 1. Introduction Matrix formulation of structural problems or finite element idealization of a continuum structure usually produces a large system of simultaneous equations. Efficient ways of solving these equations are the major concern of numerical analysts in the past. Basically, there are two different solution approaches: direct and iterative methods. The direct methods obtain the solutions by successively decoupling the simultaneous equations so that the unknowns can be readily calculated. Most of the direct methods are s