\[\left\{ \begin{matrix} ax + 4y = 7\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\ 3x + (a + 1)y = 16 \\ \end{matrix} \right.\ \]
\[\frac{a}{3} \neq \frac{4}{a + 1}\]
\[\frac{a}{3} = \frac{4}{a + 1}\]
\[a(a + 1) = 12\]
\[a^{2} + a - 12 = 0\]
\[D = 1^{2} - 4 \cdot 1 \cdot ( - 12) =\]
\[= 1 + 48 = 49\]
\[a_{1} = \frac{- 1 + \sqrt{49}}{2} = \frac{- 1 + 7}{2} = \frac{6}{2} =\]
\[= 3\]
\[a_{2} = \frac{- 1 - \sqrt{49}}{2} = \frac{- 1 - 7}{2} =\]
\[= \frac{- 8}{2} = - 4\]
\[Единственное\ решение\ при\]
\[\ a \neq 0,\ a \neq 3,\ a \neq - 4.\]
\[\left\{ \begin{matrix} 4y = 7\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\ 3x + y = 16 \\ \end{matrix} \right.\ \text{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ }\left\{ \begin{matrix} y = \frac{7}{4} = 1\frac{3}{4}\ \\ 3x + y = 16 \\ \end{matrix} \right.\ \]
\[3x + 1\frac{3}{4} = 16\]
\[3x = 14\frac{1}{4}\]
\[3x = \frac{57}{4}\]
\[x = \frac{19}{4} = 4\frac{3}{4}\]
\[Единственное\ решение \Longrightarrow\]
\[\Longrightarrow \left( 4\frac{3}{4};1\frac{3}{4} \right).\]
\[Ответ:\ \ a - любое,\ кроме\ \]
\[a = 3\ и\ a = - 4.\]