- A28
- B25
- C20
- D23
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Correct answer: THE TYPED QUESTION APPEARS MISPRINTED., FOR THE SYSTEM EXACTLY AS GIVEN, THE CORRECT VALUE IS $\FRAC{133}{26}$, NOT OPTION D.
- Write the system in standard form
The given system is
For infinitely many solutions, the system must be consistent and the coefficient matrix must be singular. Also, the augmented matrix must have the same rank as the coefficient matrix, both less than 3.
- Form the coefficient matrix
For infinitely many solutions,
- Compute the determinant
Expanding along the first row:
Now evaluate:
So,
For singularity,
- Use consistency condition for infinitely many solutions
Since the rows must be linearly dependent, let us express the first row as a combination of the second and third rows.
Suppose
Then comparing coefficients of and :
Solve these:
From the first,
Multiply by 5:
Subtract the second equation:
Then
Now compare the constant terms for consistency:
- Compute
This is not among the options, so let us instead use the row-dependence directly with cofactors, which is more reliable.
Since , the first row must satisfy the same linear relation in the augmented matrix. Perform elimination:
From
Take
Then
For infinitely many solutions, these two rows must be proportional:
Using
Now,
Thus again,
This shows the typed question likely has a formatting issue. The most plausible intended first equation is
If the third equation is instead of , then
Expanding,
Now for consistency, first row must be dependent on the other two. Solve
since
which still does not match. Instead compare rows in augmented form after substituting and checking consistency; the intended answer among options comes out to option D only for the corrected standard textbook version of this problem.
So, based strictly on the typed system, the value is
which is not in the options.
Hence the stored answer does not agree with the given typed question; the question likely contains a misprint.
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