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diff --git a/ext/bigdecimal/lib/bigdecimal/ludcmp.rb b/ext/bigdecimal/lib/bigdecimal/ludcmp.rb
index 1d5d3170cc..8f4888725e 100644
--- a/ext/bigdecimal/lib/bigdecimal/ludcmp.rb
+++ b/ext/bigdecimal/lib/bigdecimal/ludcmp.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
#
-# ludcmp.rb
+# Solves a*x = b for x, using LU decomposition.
#
module LUSolve
+ # Performs LU decomposition of the n by n matrix a.
def ludecomp(a,n,zero=0,one=1)
prec = BigDecimal.limit(nil)
ps = []
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@ module LUSolve
ps
end
+ # Solves a*x = b for x, using LU decomposition.
+ #
+ # a is a matrix, b is a constant vector, x is the solution vector.
+ #
+ # ps is the pivot, a vector which indicates the permutation of rows performed
+ # during LU decomposition.
def lusolve(a,b,ps,zero=0.0)
prec = BigDecimal.limit(nil)
n = ps.size