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1
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define consistent
A
a system with at least one soluction
2
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does a 3 x 4 matrix have three columns or rows
A
3 rows
3
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what is a leading entry
A
first non zero entry in a row of a matrix
4
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what are pivot positions
A
they are the 1 in a matrix
5
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what are pivot columns
A
colomns with a leading 1
6
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what is a free variable
A
when a column has no pivot position
7
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how to rank a matrix
A
number of pivot colunms
8
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what is a trivial solution
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when there is only one solution
9
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