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PrecalculusChallengeSystems, Matrices, and Determinants

Systems, Matrices, and Determinants · Challenge problem

A rotation matrix R(θ)=[cos⁡θ−sin⁡θsin⁡θcos⁡θ]R(\theta)=\begin{bmatrix}\cos\theta&-\sin\theta\\\sin\theta&\cos\theta\end{bmatrix} is the coefficient matrix of the system R(θ)x=bR(\theta)\mathbf x=\mathbf b. Which statement correctly explains why this system has exactly one solution for EVERY angle θ\theta and EVERY vector b\mathbf b?