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A system of one linear equation in two variables is always consistent.
True
A system of two linear equations in three variables is always consistent.
False
A linear system can have exactly two solutions.
False
Two systems of linear equations are equivalent when they have the same solution set.
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A consistent system of linear equations can have infinitely many solutions.
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A homogeneous system of linear equations must have at least one solution.
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A system of linear equations with fewer equations than variables always has at least one solution.
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If A is an m x n matrix and B is an n x r matrix, then the product AB is an m x r matrix.
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For the product of two matrices to be defined, the number of columns of the first matrix must equal the number of rows of the second matrix.
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The system Ax = b is consistent if and only if b can be expressed as a linear combination of the columns of A, where the coefficients of the linear combination are a solution of the system.
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If a linear system is consistent, then it has infinitely many solutions.
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A system of three linear equations in two variables is always inconsistent.
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A 6 x 3 matrix has six rows.
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Every matrix is row-equivalent to a matrix in row-echelon form.
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If the row-echelon form of the augmented matrix of a system of linear equations contains the row [1 0 0 0 0], then the original system is inconsistent.
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Every matrix has a unique reduced row-echelon form.
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A homogeneous system of four linear equations in six variables has infinitely many solutions.
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A homogeneous system of four linear equations in four variables is always consistent.
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There is only one way to parametrically represent the solution set of a linear equation.
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A 4 x 7 matrix has four columns.
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Multiplying a row matrix by a constant is one of the elementary row operations.
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The matrix equation Ax = b, where A is the coefficient matrix and x and b are column matrices, can be used to represent a system of linear equations.
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What is the difference between row-echelon form and reduced row-echelon form?
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What steps are involved in Gaussian elimination?
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What are homogeneous equations?
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When are two matrices considered equal?
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Study Notes
Linear Systems and Consistency
- A system of one linear equation in two variables is always consistent.
- A system of two linear equations in three variables may not be consistent due to potential contradictory equations.
- Linear systems cannot have exactly two solutions; they can have either none, one, or infinitely many solutions.
- Two systems are equivalent if they share the same solution set, regardless of their individual representations.
- Consistent systems may have infinitely many solutions depending on the relationships between the equations.
- Homogeneous systems guarantee at least one solution (the trivial solution), specifically when they consist of linear equations set to zero.
Matrix Operations and Products
- The product of an m x n matrix A and an n x r matrix B results in an m x r matrix.
- Matrix multiplication is defined strictly when the number of columns in the first matrix matches the number of rows in the second.
- A system depicted as Ax = b is consistent if vector b can be formed as a linear combination of the columns of A by utilizing solutions to the system.
Matrix Forms and Characteristics
- A linear system's consistency doesn't always imply infinitely many solutions; it can also have exactly one solution.
- A six-row by three-column matrix is correctly defined with six rows.
- Every matrix can achieve a form known as row-echelon form, with particular properties including the arrangement of zero rows and leading 1's.
- Each matrix possesses a unique reduced row-echelon form, which is a refined version of the row-echelon form where leading 1's are the only non-zero entries in their respective columns.
Types of Linear Equations
- Homogeneous systems that involve more variables than equations typically yield infinitely many solutions, ensuring consistency.
- A homogeneous system with an equal number of equations and variables is guaranteed to be consistent.
- There are multiple ways to parametrize the solution set of a linear equation; uniqueness is not a characteristic of all parameterizations.
Miscellaneous Concepts
- A 4 x 7 matrix has seven columns, not four, highlighting the importance of matrix dimension notation.
- Multiplying a row matrix by a constant is not recognized as an elementary row operation when the constant is not specified to be non-zero.
- The equation Ax = b, involving coefficient matrix A along with column matrices x and b, provides a formal representation of a system of linear equations.
Gaussian Elimination Process
- The Gaussian elimination method involves writing the augmented matrix, transforming it to row-echelon form, and then applying back-substitution to derive the solution.
Equality of Matrices
- Two matrices are considered equal when they match in dimensions and all corresponding entries are identical across both matrices.
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