Consistency of Systems
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Systems
A system of two linear equations can have one
solution, an infinite number of solutions, or no
solution. Systems of equations can be classified by
the number of solutions.
If a system has at least one solution, it is said to be consistent .
If a consistent system has exactly one solution, it is independent .
If a consistent system has an infinite number of solutions, it is dependent .
If a system has no solution, it is said to be inconsistent .
Determining the Consistency of a System of
Equations
● Using the Determinant.
● Using the Augmented Matrix
Using the Determinant
If the the system is consistent and has a unique solution
If the row reduce the augmented matrix.
If any row consists entirely of zeroes, the system is
consistent and has an infinite number of solutions.
Otherwise the system is inconsistent and has no
solutions.
Using only Augmented Matrix
If all elements of the diagonal of the triangular matrix are non-zero, the
system is consistent and has a unique solution
If row 2 or row 3 have all zeroes in the triangular matrix but a
non-zero number in the augmented section then the system is
inconsistent and has no solutions (A)
If any row consists entirely of zeroes, the system is
consistent and has an infinite number of solutions
Forwhat value of does the following system of equations not have a
unique solution?
With that value of , how many solutions does the system have
2 −4 2
| 4
2
−1
𝑐 0 |
2 =2 ( 0 − 2 𝑐 ) +4 ( 0− 4 ) +2(4 𝑐+2)
2 −4 2
| 4
2
−1
𝑐 0|
2 =− 4 𝑐 − 16 +8 𝑐 + 4 ¿
4 𝑐 −12=0
When
𝑐 =3
2 − 4 2 5
( 4
2
−1
3 |
2 𝑟 2
0 − 6
1
)
= 𝑟2 − 2 𝑟1
2 −4 2 5
( 0
2
7
3
− 2 𝑟
0
−
−6|
3=9𝑟3 −
) 𝑟1
2 −4 2 5
(
0
0
7
7
− 2 −
|
𝑟 =
3 9𝑟 3 − 𝑟 21
− 2 − 11 )
2 −4 2 5
( 0
0
7
0
− 2 − 9
0 − 2| )
The last row shows that the system is inconsistent and has no solution
Determine how many solutions the following systems of equation
has, and if they exist find them.
1 2 3 4
( 2
4
1
5 11 |
5 𝑟 2−
= 𝑟 22
6
− 2 𝑟1
)
1 2 3 4
(
0
4
− 3
5 |
− 1 − 10
11𝑟 3 = 6
4 𝑟1 − 𝑟3)
1 2 3 4
(
0
0
−3
3
− 1
1 |
𝑟 −
3= 𝑟 2+ 𝑟 3
10
10 )
1 2 3 4
(
0
0
−3
0 |
− 1 − 10
0 0 )
The last row shows that the system is consistent and has an infinite number of solutions
1 2 3 4
( 0
0
−3
0 |
− 1 − 10
0 0 )
Let one of the unknowns equal a parameter t
𝑦 =𝑡
− 3 𝑡 − 𝑧 =− 10
𝑥 +2 𝑦 +3 𝑧 =4
3 𝑡 + 𝑧 =10 𝑥+2 𝑡 +3 (10− 3 𝑡 )= 4
𝑧 =10 − 3 𝑡 𝑥+2 𝑡 +30 − 9 𝑡 =4
𝑥 − 7 𝑡 +30= 4
𝑥 =7 𝑡 − 26
Solution: the system has ab infinite number of solutions satisfying the
parametric equations
