Exploring the Infinite Solutions of a System of Linear Equations

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Homework Statement

I worked out until the last part of the question and 3 equations with 3 unknowns got reduced to this:

x - 2y + 3z = 1
x + 3z = 3

The Attempt at a Solution

y = 1,
x = 3 -3z

Letting x = λ where λ is any real number,

(x,y,z) = (3,1,0) + λ(-3,0,1)


It wouldn't make a difference if i let z be λ instead right?

 

[HallsofIvy]

The solution you give is the same as [itex]x= 3- 3\lambda[/itex], [itex]y= 1[/itex], and [itex]z= \lambda[/itex]. Since [itex]z= \lambda[/itex], it doesn't matter which you use. You can write the solution as [itex](x, y, z)= (3-\lambda, 1, \lambda)[/itex] or as [itex](x, y, z)= (3-z, 1, z)[/itex].