alleryStart learning →A system of equations that has at least one solution is called:
AConsistent
BInconvenient
CIncompetent
DInconclusive
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Consistent
1. Systems are named by whether any solution exists at all.
2. A system with at least one solution has a name of its own.
3. A system of equations that has at least one solution is called a consistent system.
4. So the answer is consistent.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Systems of Linear Equations', sections 5.1-5.3_
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