A note on solutions of linear systems (Q373465)

Summary: We consider Rohde's general form of the \({1}\)-inverse of a matrix \(A\). The necessary and sufficient condition for consistency of a linear system \(Ax = c\) is represented. We are also concerned with the minimal number of free parameters in Penrose's formula \(x = A^{(1)}c + (I - A^{(1)}A)y\) for obtaining the general solution of the linear system. These results are applied for finding the general solution of various homogenous and nonhomogenous linear systems as well as for different types of matrix equations.