document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=840842>Question 840842</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For each of the following choices of A and b, determine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "whether the system Ax = b is consistent by examining how b relates to the column<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A= [2  1]           B= [3]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  .. [-2 -1] ....        [1] </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "From row 1, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2By=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2By=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "From row 2, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x-y=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x-y=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2By=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2By=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can't equal both 3 and 1 so it's inconsistent. No solution because these are two parallel lines. </SPAN>\n" );
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