The column gets out of the basis

In summary: Yes, that is correct. In summary, we use a matrix to find basic feasible solutions for a system of restrictions by choosing columns to get in the basis and finding the pivot element to determine which column gets out of the basis. We continue this process until we find all basic feasible solutions.
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Find the basic feasible solutions of the system of restrictions:

$$2x_1+x_2+x_3=10 \\ 3x_1+8x_2+x_4=24 \\ x_2+x_5=2 \\ x_i \geq 0, i=1,2,3,4,5$$

We notice that the rank of the matrix $A=\begin{pmatrix}
2 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 0\\
3 & 8 & 0 & 1 & 0\\
0 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 1
\end{pmatrix}$ is $3$ and obviously for $x_1=x_2=0$ we have the solution $\overline{x_0}=(0,0,10,24,2)$ which is basic feasible non degenerate.
Thus the first tableaux of the algorithm of the searching of the vertices is the following:

$$\begin{matrix}
B & b & P_1 & P_2 & P_3 & P_4 & P_5 & \theta \\ \\
P_3 & 10 & 2 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 10/2\\
P_4 & 24 & 3 & 8 & 0 & 1 & 0 & 24/3\\
P_5 & 2 & 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -
\end{matrix}$$We pick $P_1$ to get in the basis.

$$\theta_0= \min \{ \frac{10}{2}, \frac{24}{3}\}=5$$

The pivot is the element $2$ so the column $P_3$ gets out of the basis.How do we deduce that $P_3$ gets out of the basis? Since its the only column from $P_3, P_4, P_5$ that contains at the row where the pivot is a positive number? (Thinking)
 
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Ok, I understood why $P_3$ gets out of the basis.Then we get this matrix:$\begin{matrix}
B & b & P_1 & P_2 & P_3 & P_4 & P_5 & \theta & \\ \\
P_1 & 5 & 1 & \frac{1}{2} & \frac{1}{2} & 0 & 0 & & \Gamma_1'=\frac{1}{2} \Gamma_1\\ \\
P_4 & 9 & 0 & \frac{13}{2} & -\frac{3}{2} & 1 & 0 & & \Gamma_2'=\Gamma_2-3\Gamma_1'\\ \\
P_5 & 2 & 0 & 1 & 0 &0 & 1 & & \Gamma_3'=\Gamma_3-0 \Gamma_1'
\end{matrix}$So the new solution that we found is $(5,0,0,9,2)$ which is basis feasible non degenerate.Then we choose to get in the basis whether the column $P_2$ or $P_3$.
We choose $P_2$.

$$\theta_0= \min \{ \frac{5}{\frac{1}{2}}, \frac{9}{\frac{13}{2}}, \frac{2}{1}\}=\frac{18}{3}$$

The pivot is the element $\frac{13}{2}$, so $P_4$ gets out of the basis.

Then we have this matrix:

$\begin{matrix}
B & b & P_1 & P_2 & P_3 & P_4 & P_5 & \theta & \\ \\
P_1 & \frac{56}{13} & 1 & 0 & \frac{8}{13} & -\frac{1}{13} & 0 & & \Gamma_1'= \Gamma_1-\frac{1}{2} \Gamma_2'\\ \\
P_2 & \frac{18}{13} & 0 & 1 & -\frac{3}{13} & \frac{2}{13} & 0 & & \Gamma_2'=\frac{2}{13} \Gamma_2\\ \\
P_5 & \frac{8}{13} & 0 & 0 & \frac{3}{13} &-\frac{2}{13} & 1 & & \Gamma_3'=\Gamma_3-\Gamma_2'
\end{matrix}$So the new solution that we found is $\left( \frac{56}{13}, \frac{18}{13}, 0,0, \frac{8}{13}\right)$ which is basic feasible non degenerate.Then we choose $P_3$ to get in the basis.

$\theta_0=\min \{ \frac{56}{8}, \frac{8}{3}\}=\frac{8}{3}$The pivot is the element $\frac{3}{13}$ and so the column $P_5$ gets out.
$\begin{matrix}
B & b & P_1 & P_2 & P_3 & P_4 & P_5 & \theta & \\ \\
P_1 & \frac{664}{169} & 1 & 0 & 0 & \frac{1}{3} & -\frac{8}{3} & & \Gamma_1'= \Gamma_1-\frac{8}{13} \Gamma_3'\\ \\
P_2 & 2 & 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 & & \Gamma_2'= \Gamma_2+\frac{3}{13} \Gamma_3'\\ \\
P_3 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 &-\frac{2}{3} & \frac{13}{3} & & \Gamma_3'=\frac{13}{3}\Gamma_3
\end{matrix}$

Thus the new solution is $\left( \frac{664}{169}, 2 , \frac{8}{3}, 0, 0\right)$ which is basic feasible non degenerate.

If we choose $P_5$ we don't get a basic feasible solution, so we have to pick $P_1$.Is it right so far? (Thinking)
 

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