Problems from Gaussian elimination method

Determine the value of A which makes the system incompatible {x+Ay+z=1Ax+y+(A1)z=Ax+y+z=A+1

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The first thing is to re-write the system in matricial form: (1A1|1A1(A1)|A111|A+1) We then use the Gauss method (1A1|1A1(A1)|A111|A+1){r2Ar1r3r1(1A1|101A21|001A0|A) (c3c2)(11A|1011A2|0001A|A) We obtained: (1A)y=A *, then:

*See that, as we changed the columns, we obtain the solution for y and not for z.

If A=1, we have an incompatible system.

Otherwise the system is compatible, and it has the following solution:

y=A1A; z=(1+A)A; x=A3A22A+11A

Solution:

A=1

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