When there are fewer equations than unknowns there are infinitely many solutions. It is a dependent system. Here are some solutions: x=-22, y=-11, z=46 x=-19, y=-9, z=41 x=-16, y=-7, z=36 x=-13, y=-5, z=31 x=-10, y=-3, z=26 x=-7, y=-1, z=21 x=-4, y=1, z=16 x=-1, y=3, z=11 x=2, y=5, z=6 x=5, y=7, z=1 x=8, y=9, z=-4 x=11, y=11, z=-9 x=14, y=13, z=-14 x=17, y=15, z=-19 x=20, y=17, z=-24 x=23, y=19, z=-29 x=26, y=21, z=-34 x=29, y=23, z=-39 x=32, y=25, z=-44 x=35, y=27, z=-49 You can set up this matrix:and solve for a solution in terms of a letter, but there is not just one solution. Edwin