 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Collect the coefficients of the unknowns into the <matrix> and the constants into a column. The requested <linear system> is
$$
\boxed{\begin{pmatrix}1&1&1\\2&2&a-1\\a&1&3\end{pmatrix}
\begin{pmatrix}x\\y\\z\end{pmatrix}
=\begin{pmatrix}3\\4\\5\end{pmatrix}}.
$$
The unknown coordinate $y$ here is a scalar component; the right-hand column is the <vector> denoted by the question's matrix-form notation.

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