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JEE Main 202131 AugustEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2021
Date
31 August
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Determinants

JEE Main 2021 · 31 August · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Determinants

If α + β + γ = 2π, then the system of equations x + (cosγ)y +...

If α+β+γ=2π,\alpha + \beta + \gamma = 2\pi, then the system of equations

x+(cosγ)y+(cosβ)z=0x + \left(cos\gamma\right)y + \left(cos\beta\right)z = 0

\left(cos\gamma\right)x + y + \left(cos\alpha\right)z = 0</p><p>(cosβ)x+(cosα)y+z=0</p><p>\left(cos\beta\right)x + \left(cos\alpha\right)y + z = 0

has :

Options

  1. Ainfinitely many solutions
  2. Ba unique solution
  3. Cno solution
  4. Dexactly two solutions

Correct answer

A. infinitely many solutions

Step-by-step solution

Given, α+β+γ=2π\alpha + \beta + \gamma = 2\pi

Now, \Delta = \left|\begin{cases}1 & cos\gamma & cos\beta \\ cos\gamma & 1 & cos\alpha \\ cos\beta & cos\alpha & 1\end{cases}\right|

By expanding along the first column, we get

∆=1(1−cos⁡2α)−cosγ(cosγ−cosα.cosβ)+cosβ(cosα.cosγ−cosβ)∆ = 1\left(1 - \cos^{2}\alpha\right) - cos\gamma\left(cos\gamma - cos\alpha . cos\beta\right) + cos\beta\left(cos\alpha . cos\gamma - cos\beta\right)

∆=1−cos⁡2α−cos⁡2γ+cosγ.cosα.cosβ+cosβ.cosα.cosγ−cos⁡2β∆ = 1 - \cos^{2}\alpha - \cos^{2}\gamma + cos\gamma . cos\alpha . cos\beta + cos\beta . cos\alpha . cos\gamma - \cos^{2}\beta

=1−cos⁡2α−cos⁡2β−cos⁡2γ+2cosα.cosβ.cosγ= 1 - \cos^{2}\alpha - \cos^{2}\beta - \cos^{2}\gamma + 2cos\alpha . cos\beta . cos\gamma

=sin⁡2α−cos⁡2β−cosγ(cosγ−2cosα.cosβ)= \sin^{2}\alpha - \cos^{2}\beta - cos\gamma ( cos\gamma - 2cos\alpha . cos\beta )

=−cos⁡(α+β).cos⁡(α−β)−cosγ[cos⁡{2π−(α+β)}−2cosα.cosβ]= - \cos ( \alpha + \beta ) . \cos ( \alpha - \beta ) - cos\gamma\left[\cos \left\{2\pi - ( \alpha + \beta )\right\} - 2cos\alpha . cos\beta\right]

=−cos⁡(2π−γ)cos⁡(α−β)−cosγ[cos⁡(α+β)−2cosα.cosβ]= - \cos ( 2\pi - \gamma ) \cos ( \alpha - \beta ) - cos\gamma\left[\cos ( \alpha + \beta ) - 2cos\alpha . cos\beta\right]

=−cos⁡(2π−γ).cos⁡(α−β)−cosγ[cosα.cosβ−sinα.sinβ−2cosα.cosβ]= - \cos ( 2\pi - \gamma ) . \cos ( \alpha - \beta ) - cos\gamma\left[cos\alpha . cos\beta - sin\alpha . sin\beta - 2cos\alpha . cos\beta\right]

=−cosγ.cos⁡(α−β)+cosγ.cos⁡(α−β)= - cos\gamma . \cos ( \alpha - \beta ) + cos\gamma . \cos ( \alpha - \beta )

=0= 0

So, ∆=0∆ = 0

Hence, the system of equations has infinitely many solutions.

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