document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=990676>Question 990676</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> State whether the following sets of data are possible for the matrix<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation AX = B. If possible, describe the solution set. That is, tell whether there exists a unique solution, no solution or infinitely many solutions. Here, [A|B] denotes the augmented matrix.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A is a 3 × 4 matrix, rank (A) = 3 and rank [A|B] = 2. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It is an impossible situation (~wrong data).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If &nbsp;A &nbsp;is a &nbsp;3×4 &nbsp;matrix with &nbsp;rank(A) = 3, &nbsp;then &nbsp;rank [A|B] &nbsp;can not be &nbsp;2. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It can be only &nbsp;3.\r<BR>\n" );
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