fluidistic
Gold Member
- 3,928
- 272
0. Homework Statement
For which values of "a" the following system of equations has a unique solution? Infinitly many solutions?
x-y+z=2
ax-y+z=2
2x-2y+(2-a)z=4a
1. The attempt at a solution
I've put the system of equations under an amplied matrix and I reduced it.
I finally got the 3x3 identity matrix with the corresponding vector solution : { (4-8a+a²)/(1-a) ; (3a-2)/(2a-1)*(-2+6a-4a²)/(1-a)² ; (-2+6a-4a²)/(1-a)² ) }
I don't know what to do from here.
I see that "a" cannot be equal to 1 in the vector solution, but it could be equal to 1 in the original system of equations. So I probably did at least one error. But still, say the result is what I got, what do I have to do to find out the values of "a" satisfying the conditions of the question?
For which values of "a" the following system of equations has a unique solution? Infinitly many solutions?
x-y+z=2
ax-y+z=2
2x-2y+(2-a)z=4a
1. The attempt at a solution
I've put the system of equations under an amplied matrix and I reduced it.
I finally got the 3x3 identity matrix with the corresponding vector solution : { (4-8a+a²)/(1-a) ; (3a-2)/(2a-1)*(-2+6a-4a²)/(1-a)² ; (-2+6a-4a²)/(1-a)² ) }
I don't know what to do from here.
I see that "a" cannot be equal to 1 in the vector solution, but it could be equal to 1 in the original system of equations. So I probably did at least one error. But still, say the result is what I got, what do I have to do to find out the values of "a" satisfying the conditions of the question?