JEE Main 20211 SeptemberEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2021
- Date
- 1 September
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Determinants
JEE Main 2021 · 1 September · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Determinants
Consider the system of linear equations - x + y + 2z = 0 3x - ay +...
Consider the system of linear equations
Let be the set of all for which the system is inconsistent and be the set of all for which the system has infinitely many solutions. If and denote the number of elements in and respectively, then
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
For system to be inconsistent D = \left|\begin{cases}- 1 & 1 & 2 \\ 3 & - a & 5 \\ 2 & - 2 & - a\end{cases}\right| = 0
{D}_{x} = \left|\begin{cases}0 & 1 & 2 \\ 1 & - a & 5 \\ 7 & - 2 & - a\end{cases}\right| = 15a + 31
Similarly we can show
Now for infinitely many solutions also which is not possible value of any real of , since have different solutions for
Hence,