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JEE Main 20265 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2026
Date
5 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Determinants

JEE Main 2026 · 5 April · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Determinants

Consider the system of linear equations in x, y, z : x + 2y + tz =...

Consider the system of linear equations in x,y,zx, y, z:
x+2y+tz=0x + 2y + tz = 0,
6x+y+5tz=06x + y + 5tz = 0,
3x+t2y+f(t)z=03x + t^2 y + f(t) z = 0,
where f:R→Rf: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R} is a differentiable function. If this system has infinitely many solutions for all t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, then ff

Options

  1. Ais a constant function
  2. Bis strictly increasing on R\mathbb{R}
  3. Cis strictly decreasing on R\mathbb{R}
  4. Dhas two critical points

Correct answer

B. is strictly increasing on R\mathbb{R}

Step-by-step solution

For a homogeneous system of linear equations to have infinitely many solutions, the determinant of its coefficient matrix must be zero.

The coefficient matrix is:
Δ=∣12t615t3t2f(t)∣\Delta = \begin{vmatrix} 1 & 2 & t \\ 6 & 1 & 5t \\ 3 & t^2 & f(t) \end{vmatrix}

Expanding the determinant along the first row, we get:
Δ=1(1⋅f(t)−5t⋅t2)−2(6⋅f(t)−3⋅5t)+t(6⋅t2−3⋅1)\Delta = 1(1 \cdot f(t) - 5t \cdot t^2) - 2(6 \cdot f(t) - 3 \cdot 5t) + t(6 \cdot t^2 - 3 \cdot 1)

Δ=f(t)−5t3−12f(t)+30t+6t3−3t\Delta = f(t) - 5t^3 - 12f(t) + 30t + 6t^3 - 3t

Δ=−11f(t)+t3+27t\Delta = -11f(t) + t^3 + 27t

Since the system has infinitely many solutions for all t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, we must have Δ=0\Delta = 0 for all t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}.

−11f(t)+t3+27t=0-11f(t) + t^3 + 27t = 0

f(t)=t3+27t11f(t) = \dfrac{t^3 + 27t}{11}

To determine the nature of the function f(t)f(t), we find its derivative with respect to tt:

f′(t)=3t2+2711f'(t) = \dfrac{3t^2 + 27}{11}

Since t2≥0t^2 \ge 0 for all t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, we have 3t2+27≥27>03t^2 + 27 \ge 27 > 0.

Therefore, f′(t)>0f'(t) > 0 for all t∈Rt \in \mathbb{R}, which implies that f(t)f(t) is a strictly increasing function on R\mathbb{R}.

Answer: is strictly increasing on R\mathbb{R}
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