To determine the number of solutions of a system of linear equations represented in augmented matrix form, we can use row operations to reduce the matrix to row-echelon form. If we end up with a row of the form [0 0 ... 0 | c] where c is non-zero, then the system has no solutions. If we end up with a row of the form [0 0 ... 0 | 0], then the system has infinitely many solutions. Otherwise, the system has a unique solution.
Step 1: Row Operations
Perform row operations to reduce the augmented matrix \(A\) to row-echelon form.