BITSAT 2012
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2012
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Determinants
BITSAT 2012 · Mathematics · Determinants
The equations 2 x+3 y+4=0 ; 3 x+4 y+6=0 and 4 x+5 y+8=0 are
The equations and are
Options
- Aconsistent with unique solution
- Binconsistent
- Cconsistent with infinitely many solutions
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
A. consistent with unique solution
Step-by-step solution
Consider first two equations:
and
We have \Delta=\left|\right|=-1 \neq 0
\Delta_{\mathrm{x}}=\left|\right|=2 \quad\text{ and } \quad \Delta_{\mathrm{y}}=\left|\right|=0
and
Now this solution satisfies the third, so the equations are consistent with unique solution.