Contemporary Abstract Algebra
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Author: Joseph Gallian
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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By forming the augmented matrix corresponding to this system of equations and usingGaussian elimination, find the values of t and u that imply the system:(i) is inconsistent.(ii) has infinitely many solutions.(iii) has a unique solutiona=2 b=1
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