Does having non-trivial solutions means trivial solution is also included

linear algebramatrices

If a system of linear equations have non trivial solutions according to Cramer's Rule (i.e. infinitely many solutions) then it means that zero is also one of it's solutions (since it has INFINITELY many solutions). Now zero is a trivial solution. So having non trivial solutions means that it also has a trivial solutions?

Best Answer

The system $Ax=0$ always has the trivial solution, and $Ax=b$ when $b≠0$ does not. Having an infinite number of solutions does not necessarily mean that $0$ is one of them; consider the system:

$A=\begin{pmatrix} 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 \end{pmatrix}$, $b=[1,0]$

Every $x=[y,1]$ (for every $y$) solves $Ax=b$, thus you have infinite solutions. However $x=[0,0]$ is not a solution.