Show that if Ax = b has more than one solution, then it has infinitely many solutions. (Hint: If x1 and x2 are solutions, consider x3 = rx1 + sx2, where r + s = 1.)
Show that if Ax = b has more than one solution, then it has infinitely many solutions. (Hint: If x1 and x2 are solutions, consider x3 = rx1 + sx2, where r + s = 1.)
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Show that if Ax = b has more than one solution, then
it has infinitely many solutions. (Hint: If x1 and x2 are
solutions, consider x3 = rx1 + sx2, where r + s = 1.)
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