SOLUTION: The following matrix is a reduced augmented matrix obtained from a system of equations. The system has ______ solutions? 1 0 0 3 6 0 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 A. None

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Question 84338This question is from textbook finite mathmatics
: The following matrix is a reduced augmented matrix obtained from a system of equations. The system has ______ solutions?
1 0 0 3 6
0 1 0 5 4
0 0 0 0 -2
0 0 0 0 0

A. None
B. One
C. Two
D. infinite This question is from textbook finite mathmatics

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the second to last row of the matrix reads like this
0w%2B0x%2B0y%2B0z=-2
which becomes
0=-2

where no matter what you choose for any variable, the equation will be false. So the system is inconsistent, which means there are no solutions.