Linear Systems - Mixing
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You are the cook on a celebrity yacht, and you have run out of flour, sugar, and baking powder -
except for that contained in a large quantity of 3 different pancake mixes:
Mix A: 8 parts flour to 8 parts sugar to 1 part baking powder
Mix B: 10 parts flour to 5 parts sugar to 1 part baking powder
Mix C: 4 parts flour to 3 parts sugar to 1 part baking powder
Is it possible for you to make a recipe which calls for 5 parts flour to 5 parts sugar to 1 part baking powder?
If so, give 1 possible ratio in which to combine the above mixtures.
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Find (if possible) conditions on and so that the following system has
(a) no solution
(b) one solution