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given real numbers a and b consider the system of linear equations
5y + 3z = 1
ax + y - z = a - 3
ax + 2y + 2z = a + 2b -2
2ax - 2y = 2a + b
i)use elementary row operations to find the values of a and b for which the equations are inconsistent.
ii)find the values of a and b for which the equations have only one solution, and find this solution.
iii)find the values of a and b for which the equations have more than one solution, and find the general solution in this case.
iv)let A denote the 4 x 3 coefficient matrix of the system. Using your answers to the previous parts, find (without additional calculations) one value of a for which A does not have a left inverse. Explain your answer.
5y + 3z = 1
ax + y - z = a - 3
ax + 2y + 2z = a + 2b -2
2ax - 2y = 2a + b
i)use elementary row operations to find the values of a and b for which the equations are inconsistent.
ii)find the values of a and b for which the equations have only one solution, and find this solution.
iii)find the values of a and b for which the equations have more than one solution, and find the general solution in this case.
iv)let A denote the 4 x 3 coefficient matrix of the system. Using your answers to the previous parts, find (without additional calculations) one value of a for which A does not have a left inverse. Explain your answer.