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A matrix with a row or a column of zeros cannot have an inverse.

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Let A denote a matrix which has an entire row or column of zeros. If B is any matrix, then AB has an entire rows of zeros, or BA has an entire column of zeros. Thus, neither AB nor BA can be the identity matrix, so A cannot have an inverse, or A cannot be invertible.

Since A is not invertible, then Ax = b has not a unique solution.

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Q: Find a matrix A that is not invertible and b such that Ax equals b has a unique solution?
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