Solution

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The coefficient matrix has determinant , so it is an invertible matrix. Its homogeneous linear system therefore has only the zero solution:
One can also subtract the first equation from the second to get , then subtract the first from the third to get , giving and finally . Thus there are no nonzero solutions.

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