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How can we find that when a system of two equations, two unknowns has Infinite Solutions. I want a solution with matrix. I know this method (which is not with matrix):

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Explanation:

To determine if a system of two equations with two unknowns has infinite solutions using matrices, you can perform Gaussian elimination or row reduction on the augmented matrix of the system. If the reduced form of the matrix is the identity matrix, then the system has a unique solution. If the reduced form is a row of zeros except for the last column, then the system has no solution. If the reduced form has a row with all zeros except for the last column being non-zero, then the system has an infinite number of solutions.

In other words, the system has infinite solutions if the row reduced form of the augmented matrix has a row of the form [0 0 c], where c is a non-zero scalar. This means that there is a non-trivial solution that satisfies the equation, indicating that there are infinitely many solutions.

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