Δ = \(\left| \begin{matrix} 6 & -7 \\ 9 & -5 \end{matrix} \right| \) = -30 + 63 = 33
Δ₁ = \(\left| \begin{matrix} 16 & -7 \\ 35 & -5 \end{matrix} \right| \) = -80 + 245 = 165
Δ₂ = \(\left| \begin{matrix} 6 & 16 \\ 9 & 35 \end{matrix} \right| \) = 210 - 144 = 66
∴ x = \(\frac { { \triangle }_{ 1 } }{ \triangle } =\frac { 165 }{ 33 } \) = 5
y = \(\frac { { \triangle }_{ 2 } }{ \triangle } =\frac { 66 }{ 33 } \) = 2
∴ Solution set is { 5, 2}

Matrix form of the given system of equations is
\(\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & 2 \\ 1 & -3 & -3 \\ 2 & 1 & k \end{matrix} \right] \left[ \begin{matrix} x \\ y \\ z \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 0 \\ 0 \\ 0 \end{matrix} \right] \)
AX = B where A =\(\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & 2 \\ 1 & -3 & -3 \\ 2 & 1 & k \end{matrix} \right] \)
Homogeneous system of equations has trivial solution only if |A| ≠ 0.
∴ \(\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & 2 \\ 1 & -3 & -3 \\ 2 & 1 & k \end{matrix} \right] \) ≠ 0
Expanding along R₁,
\(1\left| \begin{matrix} -3 & -3 \\ 1 & k \end{matrix} \right| -2\left| \begin{matrix} 1 & -3 \\ 2 & k \end{matrix} \right| +2\left| \begin{matrix} 1 & -3 \\ 2 & 1 \end{matrix} \right| \neq 0\)
⇒ 1 (-3k + 3) - 2 (k + 6) + 2 (1 + 6) ≠ 0
⇒ -3k + 3 -2k - 12 + 14 ≠ 0
⇒ -5k + 5 ≠ 0
⇒ -5k ≠ -5 ⇒ k ≠ \(\frac { -5 }{ -5 } \) =1
⇒ k ≠ 1

A =\(\left[ \begin{matrix} 4 \\ 7 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 5 \\ -3 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} -6 \\ 0 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 1 \\ 8 \end{matrix} \right] \)
\(\overset { { R }_{ 2 }\rightarrow { R }_{ 2 }-2{ R }_{ 1 } }{ \longrightarrow } \left[ \begin{matrix} 4 \\ -1 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 5 \\ -3 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} -6 \\ 12 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 1 \\ 6 \end{matrix} \right] \)
\(\overset { { R }_{ 1 }\leftrightarrow { R }_{ 2 } }{ \longrightarrow } \left[ \begin{matrix} -1 \\ 4 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} -3 \\ 5 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 12 \\ -6 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 6 \\ 1 \end{matrix} \right] \)
\(\overset { { R }_{ 1 }+(-1){ R }_{ 1 } }{ \longrightarrow } \left[ \begin{matrix} 1 \\ 4 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 13 \\ 5 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} -12 \\ -6 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 6 \\ 1 \end{matrix} \right] \)
\(\overset { { R }_{ 2 }\rightarrow { R }_{ 2 }-4{ R }_{ 1 } }{ \longrightarrow } \left[ \begin{matrix} 1 \\ 0 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 13 \\ -47 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} -12 \\ 42 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} -6 \\ 25 \end{matrix} \right] \)
The equivalent row-echelon matrix hats two non zero rows.
∴ \(\rho\) (A) = 2

Agumented matrix
[A|B] \(\left[ \begin{matrix} 2 & 5 \\ 6 & 15 \end{matrix}|\begin{matrix} 7 \\ 13 \end{matrix} \right] \overset { { R }_{ 2 }\rightarrow { R }_{ 2 }-3{ R }_{ 1 } }{ \longrightarrow } \left[ \begin{matrix} 2 & 5 \\ 0 & 0 \end{matrix}|\begin{matrix} 7 \\ -8 \end{matrix} \right] \)
Here \(\rho\) (A) = 2 and \(\rho\)([A|B]) = 3
∴ \(\rho\) (a) ≠ \(\rho\) ([AIB])
Hence the system is inconsistent.

Given A³ = 1
Pre multiply by A^-1 we get,
A^-1. A³ = A^-1. I
⇒ (A^-1. A) A² = A^-1 [∵ A^-1 I = A^-1]
⇒ I. A² = A^-1  I∵  A^-1. A = I]
⇒ A² = A^-1  [∵ I. A² = A²]
∴ A^-1 = A²