Differential equation for a linear combination of variables in a linear multivariable system

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Abstract
An algebraic procedure is described for extracting the differential equation governing a linear combination of state variables in the vector-matrix differential equation dx/dt=Ax+Bu. Computations are based on Krylov's algorithm for reduction of a matrix to rational canonical form, and on the Gram determinant test for linear independence of a collection of vectors.