Solution TSS.C24 Chris Black
The augmented matrix for the given linear system and its row-reduced form are: \begin{align*} \begin{bmatrix} 1 & -2 & 1 & -1 & 2\\ 1 & 1 & 1 & -1 & 2\\ 1 & 0 & 1 & -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \rref \begin{bmatrix} \leading{1} & 0 & 1 & -1 & 2\\ 0 & \leading{1} & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}. \end{align*} Thus, we see that an equivalent system is \begin{align*} x_1 &= 2 - x_3 + x_4\\ x_2 &= 0, \end{align*} and the solution set is $\setparts{\colvector{2 - x_3 + x_4\\ 0 \\ x_3 \\ x_4}}{x_3, x_4 \in\complexes}$. For this system, $n = 4$ and $r = 2$. Since it is a consistent system by Theorem RCLS, Theorem CSRN guarantees an infinite number of solutions.