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For the set of equations

x1 + 2x2 + x3­ + 4x4 = 2

3x1 + 6x2 + 3x3 + 12x4 = 6

Which of the following statement is true?

The correct answer is

Multiple non-trivial solutions exists

The second equation is exactly three times the first, including its right-hand side. There is one independent constraint on four unknowns. Solutions are(2−2s−t−4u,s,t,u), for arbitrary s,t,u. Thus infinitely many nonzero solutions exist; zero is not a solution.

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Important Questions from System of Linear Equations

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  2. Let $ \mathbf{A} = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 3 \\ -2 & -3 \end{bmatrix} $ and $ \mathbf{b} = \begin{bmatrix} b_1 \\ b_2 \\ b_3 \end{bmatrix} $. For $ \mathbf{Ax} = \mathbf{b} $ to be solvable, which one of the following options is the correct condition on $ b_1, b_2 $ and $ b_3 $:
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  4. For what value of k, the system linear equation has no solution

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  5. A system of equations is said to be inconsistent if

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