Exercise 2: A Second Calibration Check — Possible Solution ==================================================================== GIVEN ------------------------------ world 3 -> pixel 160 world 6 -> pixel 310 STEP 1: SETTING UP THE SYSTEM ------------------------------ 3m + c = 160 6m + c = 310 STEP 2: GAUSSIAN ELIMINATION ------------------------------ R2 -> R2 - 2 R1 (since row 2's leading coefficient, 6, is exactly twice row 1's leading coefficient, 3): New row 2, m-coefficient: 6 - 2(3) = 0 New row 2, c-coefficient: 1 - 2(1) = -1 New row 2, RHS: 310 - 2(160) = 310 - 320 = -10 Resulting row: 0m - c = -10 -> c = 10 STEP 3: BACK-SUBSTITUTION ------------------------------ 3m + c = 160 3m + 10 = 160 3m = 150 m = 50 STEP 4: VERIFYING AGAINST BOTH POINTS ------------------------------ world = 3: 50(3) + 10 = 150 + 10 = 160 -- matches world = 6: 50(6) + 10 = 300 + 10 = 310 -- matches STEP 5: COMPARING TO STEP 5's OWN CALIBRATION ------------------------------ This exercise's constants are m = 50, c = 10. Step 5's own worked example found m = 50, c = 0. The SLOPE is identical between the two calibrations (m = 50 in both cases), but the INTERCEPT is genuinely different (10 here vs. 0 in Step 5) - meaning both calibration runs agree on how many pixels each world unit is worth, but disagree on where world position 0 actually lands on screen. This is a genuinely different mapping overall (a different straight line), even though one of its two defining constants happens to match. WHY THIS WORKS AS AN ANSWER ------------------------------ The system is solved using this chapter's own Step 5 elimination technique, both original points are used to verify the final answer, and the comparison against Step 5's own result is made precise by checking the slope and intercept separately rather than just declaring the two mappings "different" without saying exactly how.