n=4 a = [ [1 1]' [1 1.0001]'] b= [1 2]' ai=inv(a); a_nrm=max( abs(a(1,1)) + abs(a(1,2)) , abs(a(2,1)) + abs(a(2,2)) ) ai_nrm=max( abs(ai(1,1)) + abs(ai(1,2)) , abs(ai(2,1)) + abs(ai(2,2)) ) k=a_nrm*ai_nrm r=ai * b x=[0 0]; m21=a(2,1)/a(1,1); a(2,1)=0; a(2,2) = radd(a(2,2),-m21*a(1,2),n); b(2) = radd(b(2),-m21*b(1),n); x(2) = b(2)/a(2,2); x(1) = (radd(b(1), -a(1,2)*x(2),n))/a(1,1); x'