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Determinants & Inverses · Medium problem

A 3×33\times3 system modeling a redundant sensor network, x+2y+z=4x+2y+z=4, 2x+4y+2z=82x+4y+2z=8, x+y=2x+y=2, is known to come from a real, physically achievable configuration (so it is consistent). Its coefficient determinant is 00. What must be true about this system's solution set?