- A60
- B54
- C64
- D58
View written solutionFree
Correct answer: D
-
For a system of linear equations in variables to have infinitely many solutions, we need where is the coefficient matrix and is the augmented matrix.
-
The system is
x-2y+z&=-4 \\ 2x+\alpha y+3z&=5 \\ 3x-y+\beta z&=3 \end{aligned}$$ So the coefficient matrix is $$A=\begin{pmatrix} 1 & -2 & 1 \\ 2 & \alpha & 3 \\ 3 & -1 & \beta \end{pmatrix}.$$ -
First, for infinitely many solutions, we must have
Compute the determinant:
1\begin{vmatrix}\alpha & 3 \\ -1 & \beta\end{vmatrix} -(-2)\begin{vmatrix}2 & 3 \\ 3 & \beta\end{vmatrix} +1\begin{vmatrix}2 & \alpha \\ 3 & -1\end{vmatrix}.$$ $$= (\alpha\beta+3)+2(2\beta-9)+(-2-3\alpha).$$ $$= \alpha\beta-3\alpha+4\beta-17.$$ Hence, $$\alpha\beta-3\alpha+4\beta-17=0. \qquad (1)$$ -
For infinitely many solutions, the third equation must be a linear combination of the first two (since rank must be less than and consistency must hold for constants too).
Let
Then comparing coefficients and constants:
p+2q &= 3 \qquad &(x\text{-coefficients})\\ -2p+\alpha q &= -1 \qquad &(y\text{-coefficients})\\ p+3q &= \beta \qquad &(z\text{-coefficients})\\ -4p+5q &= 3 \qquad &(\text{constants}) \end{aligned}$$ -
Solve for using the -coefficient and constant equations:
From the first,
Substitute into the second:
Then
-
Now find and .
From
Multiply by :
From
-
Now compute
-
Therefore, the correct option is
-
Compare with stored answer: Stored correct answer is D, i.e. , which matches our result.
More from Matrices and Determinants
- Let be a real matrix such that …2024 · MCQ
- Let A be a matrix and . If , then the remainder when is divided…2024 · Numerical
- Let denote the set of all real values of such that the system of equations is inconsistent, then is equal to2023 · MCQ
- For the system of linear equations , which one of the following statements is NOT correct?2023 · MCQ
- If , then :2023 · MCQ
- If the system of equations has infinitely many solutions, then is equal to :2023 · MCQ
- Let , where for all and . Let a be the sum of all diagonal elements of and …2023 · MCQ
- Let be a square matrix such that . For , if and , then is equal to :2023 · MCQ