Question: Can someone help me solve these two questions regarding matrices? I am asked to find the general solution for the augmented matrix in the first

Can someone help me solve these two questions regarding matrices? I am asked to find the general solution for the augmented matrix in the first question, and the description for matrix b in the second question, I included an image to make it clearer. I attempted to solve them but I'm not sure of the answer.

The first question

The augmented matrix is given for a system of equations. If the system is consistent, find the general solution. Otherwise state that there is no solution.

(This is one matrix )

A= [1 -5 -1]

[0 0 7]

a)x1= -1 + 5x2

x2is free

b)(-1, 7)

c)x1= -1 + 5x2

x2= 7

x3is free

d)No solution

the second question

Let

A= [1 -3 2 ]

[-2 5 -1]

[3 -4 5]

B= [ b1]

[b2]

[b3]

(These are two matrices a and b)

Determine if the equation Ax = b is consistent for all possible b1, b2, b3. If the equation is not consistent for all possible b1, b2, b3, give a description of the set of allbfor which the equation is consistent (i.e., a condition which must be satisfied byb1, b2, b3)

a)Equation is consistent for all possible b1, b2, b3.

b)Equation is consistent for all b1, b2, b3satisfying 7b1+ 5b2+ b3= 0.

c)Equation is consistent for all b1, b2, b3satisfying -3b1+ b3= 0.

d)Equation is consistent for all b1, b2, b3satisfying 2b1+ b2= 0.

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