Question
The values of and for which the system of linear equations x + y + z = 2 x + 2y + 3z = 5 x + 3y + z = has infinitely many solutions are, respectively:
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Key Concept: Conditions for Infinitely Many Solutions in a System of Linear Equations
For a system of linear equations represented in matrix form as , where is the coefficient matrix, is the column vector of variables, and is the column vector of constant terms, we use Cramer's Rule to determine the nature of its solutions.
Let be the determinant of the coefficient matrix. Let be the determinant obtained by replacing the -th column of with the constant matrix .
For a system of three linear equations with three variables () to have infinitely many solutions, the following conditions must be met simultaneously: