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find the solution set of the system of linear equations. Give the values of n and r, and interpret your answers in light of the theorems of this section

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find the solution set of the system of linear equations. Give the values of n and r,
and interpret your answers in light of the theorems of this section.

x1 2x2 + x3 x4 = 3

2x1 4x2 + x3 + x4 = 2

x1 2x2 2x3 + 3x4 = 1 

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 (Chris Black) The augmented matrix for the given linear

system and its row-reduced form are:

Thus, we see we have an equivalent system for any scalar x2:

x1 = 3 + 2x2

x3 = 2

x4 = 2

For this system, n = 4 and r = 3. Since it is a consistent

system by Theorem RCLS, Theorem CSRN guarantees an infinite number of solutions.

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