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An explicit formula is found for the number of solutions in a finite field of the system of polynomial equations(11), when the coefficients satisfy certain conditions.
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Duane Porter, A. Systems of bilinear and quadratic equations in a finite field. Annali di Matematica 68, 21–29 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02411019
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