Δ = \(\left| \begin{matrix} 6 & -7 \\ 9 & -5 \end{matrix} \right| \) = -30 + 63 = 33
Δ₁ = \(\left| \begin{matrix} 16 & -7 \\ 35 & -5 \end{matrix} \right| \) = -80 + 245 = 165
Δ₂ = \(\left| \begin{matrix} 6 & 16 \\ 9 & 35 \end{matrix} \right| \) = 210 - 144 = 66
∴ x = \(\frac { { \triangle }_{ 1 } }{ \triangle } =\frac { 165 }{ 33 } \) = 5
y = \(\frac { { \triangle }_{ 2 } }{ \triangle } =\frac { 66 }{ 33 } \) = 2
∴ Solution set is { 5, 2}

The equations can be written in matrix form as
\(\left( \begin{matrix} 2 & -1 \\ 5 & 1 \end{matrix} \right) \left( \begin{matrix} x \\ y \end{matrix} \right) =\left( \begin{matrix} 3 \\ 4 \end{matrix} \right) \) ⇒ AX = B where
A =\(\left( \begin{matrix} 2 & -1 \\ 5 & 1 \end{matrix} \right) ,X=\left( \begin{matrix} x \\ y \end{matrix} \right) ,B=\left( \begin{matrix} 3 \\ 4 \end{matrix} \right) \)
∴ X = A^-1B
|A| = \(\left| \begin{matrix} 2 & -1 \\ 5 & 1 \end{matrix} \right| \) = 2+5 =7 ≠ 0
∴ A^-1 =\(\frac { 1 }{ |A| } adj\quad A=\frac { 1 }{ 7 } \left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 1 \\ -5 & 2 \end{matrix} \right] \)
∴ X = \(\frac { 1 }{ 7 } \left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 1 \\ -5 & 2 \end{matrix} \right] \left[ \begin{matrix} 3 \\ 4 \end{matrix} \right] =\frac { 1 }{ 7 } \left[ \begin{matrix} 3+4 \\ -15+8 \end{matrix} \right] \)
= \(\frac { 1 }{ 7 } \left[ \begin{matrix} 7 \\ -7 \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 \\ -1 \end{matrix} \right] \)
∴ Solution set is {1, -1}

Matrix form of the given system of equations is
\(\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & 2 \\ 1 & -3 & -3 \\ 2 & 1 & k \end{matrix} \right] \left[ \begin{matrix} x \\ y \\ z \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 0 \\ 0 \\ 0 \end{matrix} \right] \)
AX = B where A =\(\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & 2 \\ 1 & -3 & -3 \\ 2 & 1 & k \end{matrix} \right] \)
Homogeneous system of equations has trivial solution only if |A| ≠ 0.
∴ \(\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & 2 \\ 1 & -3 & -3 \\ 2 & 1 & k \end{matrix} \right] \) ≠ 0
Expanding along R₁,
\(1\left| \begin{matrix} -3 & -3 \\ 1 & k \end{matrix} \right| -2\left| \begin{matrix} 1 & -3 \\ 2 & k \end{matrix} \right| +2\left| \begin{matrix} 1 & -3 \\ 2 & 1 \end{matrix} \right| \neq 0\)
⇒ 1 (-3k + 3) - 2 (k + 6) + 2 (1 + 6) ≠ 0
⇒ -3k + 3 -2k - 12 + 14 ≠ 0
⇒ -5k + 5 ≠ 0
⇒ -5k ≠ -5 ⇒ k ≠ \(\frac { -5 }{ -5 } \) =1
⇒ k ≠ 1

The matrix form of the system is
\(\left[ \begin{matrix} 3 & 1 & 9 \\ 3 & 2 & 12 \\ 2 & 1 & 7 \end{matrix} \right] \left[ \begin{matrix} x \\ y \\ z \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 0 \\ 0 \\ 0 \end{matrix} \right] \)
AX = B where
A=\(\left[ \begin{matrix} 3 & 1 & 9 \\ 3 & 2 & 12 \\ 2 & 1 & 7 \end{matrix} \right] ,X=\left[ \begin{matrix} x \\ y \\ z \end{matrix} \right] ,B=\left[ \begin{matrix} 0 \\ 0 \\ 0 \end{matrix} \right] \)
|A| =\(\left| \begin{matrix} 3 & 1 & 9 \\ 3 & 2 & 12 \\ 2 & 1 & 7 \end{matrix} \right| =3\left| \begin{matrix} 2 & 12 \\ 1 & 7 \end{matrix} \right| -1\left| \begin{matrix} 3 & 12 \\ 2 & 7 \end{matrix} \right| +9\left| \begin{matrix} 3 & 2 \\ 2 & 1 \end{matrix} \right| \)
= 3 (14 - 12) - 1 (21 -24) + 9 (3 -4)
= 3 (2) -1 (-3) + 9 (-1)
= 6 + 3 - 9 = 9 - 9 = 0
Since |A| = 0, the homogeneous system of equations have non-trivial solutions also.

A =\(\left[ \begin{matrix} 4 \\ 7 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 5 \\ -3 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} -6 \\ 0 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 1 \\ 8 \end{matrix} \right] \)
\(\overset { { R }_{ 2 }\rightarrow { R }_{ 2 }-2{ R }_{ 1 } }{ \longrightarrow } \left[ \begin{matrix} 4 \\ -1 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 5 \\ -3 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} -6 \\ 12 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 1 \\ 6 \end{matrix} \right] \)
\(\overset { { R }_{ 1 }\leftrightarrow { R }_{ 2 } }{ \longrightarrow } \left[ \begin{matrix} -1 \\ 4 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} -3 \\ 5 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 12 \\ -6 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 6 \\ 1 \end{matrix} \right] \)
\(\overset { { R }_{ 1 }+(-1){ R }_{ 1 } }{ \longrightarrow } \left[ \begin{matrix} 1 \\ 4 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 13 \\ 5 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} -12 \\ -6 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 6 \\ 1 \end{matrix} \right] \)
\(\overset { { R }_{ 2 }\rightarrow { R }_{ 2 }-4{ R }_{ 1 } }{ \longrightarrow } \left[ \begin{matrix} 1 \\ 0 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 13 \\ -47 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} -12 \\ 42 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} -6 \\ 25 \end{matrix} \right] \)
The equivalent row-echelon matrix hats two non zero rows.
∴ \(\rho\) (A) = 2

Let A =\(\left[ \begin{matrix} 3 & -1 & 1 \\ -15 & 6 & -5 \\ 5 & -2 & 2 \end{matrix} \right] \)
Now |A| = \(\left| \begin{matrix} 6 & -5 \\ -2 & 2 \end{matrix} \right| +1\left| \begin{matrix} -15 & -5 \\ 5 & 2 \end{matrix} \right| +1\left| \begin{matrix} -15 & 6 \\ 5 & -2 \end{matrix} \right| \)
= 3 (12 - 10) + 1 (-30 + 25) + 1 (30 - 30)
= 3(2) + 1 (-5) + 0 = 6 - 5 = 1 ≠ 0
∴ Rank of A is 3.

Agumented matrix
[A|B] \(\left[ \begin{matrix} 2 & 5 \\ 6 & 15 \end{matrix}|\begin{matrix} 7 \\ 13 \end{matrix} \right] \overset { { R }_{ 2 }\rightarrow { R }_{ 2 }-3{ R }_{ 1 } }{ \longrightarrow } \left[ \begin{matrix} 2 & 5 \\ 0 & 0 \end{matrix}|\begin{matrix} 7 \\ -8 \end{matrix} \right] \)
Here \(\rho\) (A) = 2 and \(\rho\)([A|B]) = 3
∴ \(\rho\) (a) ≠ \(\rho\) ([AIB])
Hence the system is inconsistent.

Given A³ = I ⇒ IA³I = |I|
⇒ |A.A.A| = 1
⇒ |A|. |A|·|A| = 1
⇒ |A|³ = 1
∴ |A| ≠ 0
Hence, A is non-singular.

Given A³ = 1
Pre multiply by A^-1 we get,
A^-1. A³ = A^-1. I
⇒ (A^-1. A) A² = A^-1 [∵ A^-1 I = A^-1]
⇒ I. A² = A^-1  I∵  A^-1. A = I]
⇒ A² = A^-1  [∵ I. A² = A²]
∴ A^-1 = A²

Given A (adj A) =\(\left[ \begin{matrix} 10 & 0 \\ 0 & 10 \end{matrix} \right] =10\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{matrix} \right] \)...(1)
We know A (adj A) = (adj A) A = |A|. I₂ ...(2)
Comparing (1) and (2), we get |A| = 10