alleryA system with fewer equations than unknowns is generally called what?
AUnderdetermined
BOverdetermined
CInconsistent
DHomogeneous
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Underdetermined
Too few equations leave free variables, which is the mark of an underdetermined system.
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