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PrecalculusSuperchallengeSystems, Matrices, and Determinants

Systems, Matrices, and Determinants · Superchallenge problem

For which (a,b)(a,b) does {x+y+z=2x+2y+3z=12x+3y+az=b\begin{cases} x+y+z=2 \\ x+2y+3z=1 \\ 2x+3y+az=b \end{cases} have (i) a unique solution, (ii) no solution, (iii) infinitely many?