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Homework Statement
Tell if the given system is consistent or not:
[tex]X_{1} -2X_{4} = -3[/tex]
[tex]2X_{2}+2X_{3} = 0[/tex]
[tex]X_{3}+3X_{4} = 1[/tex]
[tex]-2X_{1}+3X_{2}+2X_{3}+X_{4} = 5[/tex]
Homework Equations
Once put into Reduced Row Echelon Form, the system becomes:
[tex]X_{1}-2X_{4} = -3[/tex]
[tex]X_{2}-3X_{4} = -1[/tex]
[tex]X_{3}+3X_{4} = 1[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
I put the system into reduced row echelon form (see above) and can not see a way to find an exact solution to the system so I want to say that it is inconsistent. However, I'm not entirely sure on this matter.
Is it inconsistent?
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