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The given system of equations can be represented by the following augmented matrix:

⎡1 0 2 a² 3 | b ⎤

⎢0 a b 0 1 | a ⎥

⎢0 0 0 a 0 | b²-1⎥

For the system to be inconsistent, there must be a row in the augmented matrix where all the coefficients of the variables are zero, but the constant term is non-zero. In other words, there must be a row of the form [0 0 0 0 | k], where k is a non-zero constant.

Looking at the third row of the augmented matrix, we can see that if a = 0 and b²-1 ≠ 0, then the system will be inconsistent. This means that a = 0 and b ≠ ±1.

Thus, for all values of a = 0 and b ≠ ±1, the system is inconsistent.

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