Question 72
MediumOriginal questionWhich of these systems has no solution?
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Only a system with can fail to have a unique solution; that rules out the last two, whose determinants are and .
is twice : infinitely many solutions. But three times is , not 7, so that system contradicts itself.
Worth noting
, also has , but its equations agree, so it has infinitely many solutions.
- Concept
- An inconsistent system
- Typical timeTypical
- 90 s
- Your timeYours
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