Systems of Linear Equations
Consider system of m linear equations with n unknowns:
(2)
Definition. The numbers are called a solution of system (2) if substituting them into the equations, we obtain true equalities.
Definition. A system of equations (2) is said to be consistent if it has at least one solution, and it is said to be inconsistent if it has no solutions.
Definition. A system is called determined if it has a unique solution, and it is called undetermined if it has many solutions.
For example, the system of equations
has no solutions, i.e., it is inconsistent, because its left-hand sides are equal, while the right-hand sides are different.
is consistent, but undetermined, because it has infinitely many solutions. Reducing the second equation by 3, we obtain two identical equations.
Consider the following system of n linear equations with n unknowns
(3)
It is required to find a solution of system (3), expressed in terms of the coefficients and the free terms , where (from 1 to n).
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