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A homogeneous system of eqs: Ax=0 will always be consistent, since x=0 is always a possible solution. However, if det(A)=0 then there will be infinite solutions, as |A|=0 implies that either no solutions or infinitely many exist, and it is impossible for no solutions to exist to Ax=0. If det(A) is non 0, then x=0 is the only solution, as |A| is not equal to 0 implies a unique solution only!(in this case x=0). Hope this helps!

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A homogeneous system of equations will be inconsistent if it has a non-trivial solution, meaning that the variables can be simultaneously set to values other than zero. This can occur when the number of equations is greater than the number of unknowns in the system.

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