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    Linear Equations: Zero Solutions

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    A system of linear equations involves two or more linear equations with the same variables. When graphed in two variables, the equations represent lines in a plane that can intersect in zero points (parallel lines), one point (most common), or infinitely many points (the lines represent the same line). Matrices can be used to solve systems of linear equations by writing the system in matrix equation form AX=B and multiplying both sides by the inverse of the coefficient matrix A-1.

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    Linear Equations: Zero Solutions

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    A system of linear equations involves two or more linear equations with the same variables. When graphed in two variables, the equations represent lines in a plane that can intersect in zero points (parallel lines), one point (most common), or infinitely many points (the lines represent the same line). Matrices can be used to solve systems of linear equations by writing the system in matrix equation form AX=B and multiplying both sides by the inverse of the coefficient matrix A-1.

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    A system of linear equations involves two or more linear equations with the same variables. When graphed in two variables, the equations represent lines in a plane that can intersect in zero points (parallel lines), one point (most common), or infinitely many points (the lines represent the same line). Matrices can be used to solve systems of linear equations by writing the system in matrix equation form AX=B and multiplying both sides by the inverse of the coefficient matrix A-1.

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    A system of linear equations is just a set of two or more linear equations.

    In two variables (xandy)(xandy), the graph of a system of two equations is a pair of lines in
    the plane.
    There are three possibilities:

    The lines intersect at zero points. (The lines are parallel.)

    The lines intersect at exactly one point. (Most cases.)

    The lines intersect at infinitely many points. (The two equations represent the same line.)

    Zero solutions:

    y=2x+4
    y=2x3

    One solution:

    y=0.5x+2
    y=2x3

    Infinitely many solutions:

    y=2x4
    y+4=2x

    Using matrices when solving system of


    equations
    A matrices C will have an inverse C-1 if and only if the
    determinant of C is not equal to zero.
    If c=[a b c d]
    acbd0 then
    C1=1\(adbc) [d b c a]
    Example
    Consider the following simultaneous equations
    3x+y=5
    2xy=0
    Provided that we know how to multiply matrices we
    realize that our equations could be written as
    [3 1 2 1][x y]=[5 0]
    First we find the inverse of the coefficient matrix:
    C1=1\(31)(12)[1 1 2 3]
    =1\5 [1 1 2 3]

    The next step is to multiply both sides of our matrix


    equation by the inverse matrix:
    1\5[1 1 2 3] [3 1 2 1][xy]=1\5[1 1 2 3]
    [50]
    1\5[5 0 0 5][x y]=1\5[5 10]
    [1 0 0 1][x y]=[1 2]

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