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Example

2 x + 3 y + 7 z = 2
   x     - y    - z = 1
   x             + z = 1

The matrix here is   (2  3  7).
Its determinant is -1, which is not 0.

-1

-1

1

 0

 1

Therefore these equations have a unique solution.