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2020-12-15

Suppose a nonhomogeneous system of six linear equations in eight unknowns has a solution, with two free variables. Is it possible to change some constants on the equations’ right sides to make the new system inconsistent?

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Step 1
According to the given information, a non-homogeneous system of six linear equations in eight unknown has a solution with two free variables.
It is required to check whether is it possible to change some constants on the equations on right side to make new system inconsistence.
$\mathrm{dim}\left(N\underset{―}{A}\right)$ is same as number of free variables
so, $\mathrm{dim}\left(N\underset{―}{A}\right)=2$
Step 2
Since, n = 8 as system has eight unknowns so, rank of coefficient matrix is:
rank(A)=8-2=6
Step 3
Further, col(A) is a six-dimensional subspace of ${R}^{6}$ because it has six linear equations so, $col\left(A\right)={R}^{6}$
This means that Ax = b has a solution for every b and cannot change constant on right side to make system inconsistence.
Hence, it is not possible to change the constants.

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