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The system given by:
{x2y=42x4y=7 \left\{ \begin{array}{rr} x - 2y \quad =& -4 \\ 2x - 4y \quad =& 7 \end{array} \right.

can be represented as a single matrix equation Ax=b\A \, \vx = \vb, where A\A is the matrix of coefficients and b\vb is the constant vector [47]\colvec{-4}{7}.

Find the image of the matrix of coefficients A\A, and make a sketch showing 1) Im(A)\text{Im}\,(\A) and 2) the vector b\vb.

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