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If the system of linear equations, x + y + z = 6 x + 2y + 3z = 10 3x + 2y + z = has more than two solutions, then - 2 is equal to .
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- Write the system in matrix form:
For the system to have more than two solutions, it must have infinitely many solutions. That happens when the third equation is dependent on the first two.
- First solve the first two equations partially.
From and subtract the first from the second:
So,
Using ,
Thus the solutions of the first two equations are:
with free. Hence for infinitely many solutions, the third equation must be satisfied for all such .
- Substitute into the third equation:
Substitute and :
For this to hold for all values of , the coefficient of must be zero:
Then
- Now compute:
The expression in the question is .
- Comparison with stored answer:
Stored correct answer = , which matches our result.
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