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For a certain value of $k$, the system

x+y+3z=10,4x+3y+5z=7,kx+z=3

has no solutions. What is this value of $k$?

 Jun 21, 2021
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3x + 3y + 9z = 30

-4x + 3y + 5z = 7

7x + 4z = 23

4kx + 4z = 3

If k = 7/4. 

4(7/4)x + 4z = 3

7x + 4z = 3, but 7x + 4z = 23??

That is impossible so it doesn't have any solutions. 

 

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 Jun 21, 2021
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For a certain value of k, the system
x+y+3z=10,4x+3y+5z=7,kx+z=3
has no solutions. What is this value of k?

 

|113435k01|=0k|1335|+1|1143|=0k(1533)+1(13(4)1)=0k(4)+17=0k(4)=7k=74k=74

 

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 Jun 21, 2021

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