Linear algebra: $Ax=0$, there are only two free variables and it confuses me a lot

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Describe all solutions of Ax = 0 in parametric vector form, where A is row equivalent to the matrix:

$$\begin{bmatrix}1 & 2 & 0 & 0 & -7 & 3\\0 & 0 & 1 & 0 & -3 & 3\\ 0&0&0&1&3&26\\0&0&0&0&0&1\end{bmatrix}$$

My answer would be: $$X= x_2\begin{bmatrix}-2\\1\\0\\0\\0\\0\end{bmatrix}+ x_5\begin{bmatrix}7\\0\\3\\-3\\1\\0\end{bmatrix}$$

Is that correct? if not, can you explain why?

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Yup, they are correct.

The nullity is $2$ since there are $4$ pivot columns and those two vectors are indeed form a basis.