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mr_coffee
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Hello everyone, I was wondering what the easiest approach would be to do this:
Find values of k for which the matrix system Ax = b, has a) no solutions, b) infintie solutions, and c) a unique solution:
A =
1 1 2
1 2 -3
7 17 k
b =
1
-3
32
I remeber doing a homework problem that said, Find the value of k for which the matrix A had rank 2, it also had a k in it, but it was a 3x3 matrix, this one has a vector b, so i don't know what to do with that, or if i can ignore it. With my old homework problem, I found the value of k which would make the matrix A rank 2, by finding the determinant of the matrix and setting it equal to 0, then solving for k and it worked! But really what did i find? Did i find a case in which the system had no solutions by doing that? because if its rank 2, and its a 3x3, then it should be a rank 3 if it had a unqiue solution right? Sorry I'm getting off the subject of my orngial question but i think it might help me solve this also. But my real question i need help with is my first question above! thanks!
Find values of k for which the matrix system Ax = b, has a) no solutions, b) infintie solutions, and c) a unique solution:
A =
1 1 2
1 2 -3
7 17 k
b =
1
-3
32
I remeber doing a homework problem that said, Find the value of k for which the matrix A had rank 2, it also had a k in it, but it was a 3x3 matrix, this one has a vector b, so i don't know what to do with that, or if i can ignore it. With my old homework problem, I found the value of k which would make the matrix A rank 2, by finding the determinant of the matrix and setting it equal to 0, then solving for k and it worked! But really what did i find? Did i find a case in which the system had no solutions by doing that? because if its rank 2, and its a 3x3, then it should be a rank 3 if it had a unqiue solution right? Sorry I'm getting off the subject of my orngial question but i think it might help me solve this also. But my real question i need help with is my first question above! thanks!