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Which of the following systems has only a trivial solution?

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✅ Correct Option: 3

Only a homogeneous system can have a trivial solution, and it is the unique solution when the coefficient determinant is non-zero. The determinants for options 2 and 4 both vanish, while for option 3 it is −2≠0-2\neq0. Option 1 is non-homogeneous. So option 3 has only the trivial solution.

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