Given That the Augmented Matrix in Row-Reduced Form Is Equivalent

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Essay

Given that the augmented matrix in row-reduced form is equivalent to the augmented matrix of a system of linear equations, determine whether the system has a solution and find the solution or solutions to the system, if they exist. If not, answer inconsistent.

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