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Linear Algebra : Criteria for Uniqueness and Consistency

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Example Question #11 : Criteria For Uniqueness And Consistency

$\begin{align*}&\text{Determine whether or not the equation }\\&\begin{bmatrix}-16&-4&-9\\-13&-13&3\\20&-18&9\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}x\\y\\z\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}179\\-130\\-184\end{bmatrix}\\&\text{has a unique solution.}\end{align*}$

Possible Answers:

$\text{There is not a unique solution.}$

$\text{There is a unique solution.}$

Correct answer:

$\text{There is a unique solution.}$

Explanation:

$\begin{align*}&\text{To determine whether or not the system of equations represented}\\&\text{by a matrix equation has a unique solution, one should calculate}\\&\text{the determinant. If the determinant is a nonzero value, then}\\&\text{the system of equations has a unique solution. Otherwise, if}\\&\text{the determinant is zero, the system of equation may have no}\\&\text{solution, or it may have an infinite number of them. To refresh,}\\&\text{to calculate a matrix of the given dimensions we use the formula:}\\&det\begin{vmatrix} a&b&c \\ d&e&f\\g&h&i \end{vmatrix}=a(ei-fh)-b(di-fg)+c(dh-eg)\\&det\begin{bmatrix}-16&-4&-9\\-13&-13&3\\20&-18&9\end{bmatrix}=-4146\\&\text{There is a unique solution.}\end{align*}$

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Example Question #121 : Linear Equations

$\begin{align*}&\text{Determine whether or not the equation }\\&\begin{bmatrix}16&-11\\-17&6\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}x\\y\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}-8\\153\end{bmatrix}\\&\text{has a unique solution.}\end{align*}$

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$\text{There is a unique solution.}$

$\text{There is not a unique solution.}$

Correct answer:

$\text{There is a unique solution.}$

Explanation:

$\begin{align*}&\text{To determine whether or not the system of equations represented}\\&\text{by a matrix equation has a unique solution, one should calculate}\\&\text{the determinant. If the determinant is a nonzero value, then}\\&\text{the system of equations has a unique solution. Otherwise, if}\\&\text{the determinant is zero, the system of equation may have no}\\&\text{solution, or it may have an infinite number of them. To refresh,}\\&\text{to calculate a matrix of the given dimensions we use the formula:}\\&det\begin{vmatrix} a&b \\ c&d \end{vmatrix}=ad-bc\\&det\begin{bmatrix}16&-11\\-17&6\end{bmatrix}=-91\\&\text{There is a unique solution.}\end{align*}$

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