Solution HSE.C25 Chris Black
The augmented matrix for the given linear system and its row-reduced form are: \begin{align*} \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 & 0\\ 2 & -1 & 1 & 0\\ 3 & 1 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & 1 & 2 & 0 \end{bmatrix} &\rref \begin{bmatrix} \leading{1} & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & \leading{1} & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & \leading{1} & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}. \end{align*} An homogeneous system is always consistent (Theorem HSC) and with $n=r=3$ an application of Theorem FVCS yields zero free variables. Thus the only solution to the given system is the trivial solution, $\vect{x} = \zerovector$.