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Re: Systems of Linear Equations - Number of Solutions

by Virgil <Virgil@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jan 28, 2008 at 02:12 PM

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 Citizen <FlammesSombres@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Why is it impossible for a system of equations to have exactly 2
> solutions?
> 
> Thank you very much for your help!

Its not for general equations, but is true for linear equations.

For an example with non-linear equations, consider the intersection of 
two circles.

For linear equations, any solution space must be an affine space of some 
dimension. 

Zero dimensional gives no points or exactly one point and but 1 
dimensional is like a line or plane with infinitely many points, and 
similarly for higher dimension.
 




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Systems of Linear Equations - Number of Solutions
Citizen <FlammesSombre  2008-01-27 21:35:45 
Re: Systems of Linear Equations - Number of Solutions
Paul Sperry <plsperry@  2008-01-28 06:02:45 
Re: Systems of Linear Equations - Number of Solutions
Virgil <Virgil@[EMAIL   2008-01-28 14:12:58 
Re: Systems of Linear Equations - Number of Solutions
R. Dan Henry <danhenry  2008-01-28 19:16:59 

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