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Row Reduction & Rank · Hard problem

Three chemical concentrations x,y,zx,y,z reach a nonzero steady balance only for one special value of a reaction-rate parameter kk, governed by x+2y+3z=0x+2y+3z=0, 2x+ky+6z=02x+ky+6z=0, 3x+y+z=03x+y+z=0. Find the value of x/zx/z in that nonzero steady balance.