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JEE Main 20154 April
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2015
Date
4 April
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Determinants

JEE Main 2015 · 4 April · Mathematics · Determinants

The set of all values of λ for which the system of linear...

The set of all values of λ\lambda for which the system of linear equations:
2x1−2x2+x3=λx12 {x}_{1} - 2 {x}_{2} + {x}_{3} = \lambda {x}_{1}
2x1−3x2+2x3=λx22 {x}_{1} - 3 {x}_{2} + {2 x}_{3} = \lambda {x}_{2}
−x1+2x2=λx3- {x}_{1} + {2 x}_{2} = \lambda {x}_{3}
has a non-trivial solution,

Options

  1. AContains more than two elements.
  2. BIs an empty set.
  3. CIs a singleton.
  4. DContains two elements.

Correct answer

D. Contains two elements.

Step-by-step solution

(2−λ)x1−2x2+x3=0\left(2 - \lambda\right) {x}_{1} - 2 {x}_{2} + {x}_{3} = 0

2x1−(λ+3)x2+2x3=02 {x}_{1} - \left(\lambda + 3\right) {x}_{2} + 2 {x}_{3} = 0

−x1+2x2−λx3=0- {x}_{1} + 2 {x}_{2} - \lambda {x}_{3} = 0

The systems of linear equations will have a non-trivial solution

⇒ \left|\begin{cases}2 - \lambda & - 2 & 1 \\ 2 & - \lambda - 3 & 2 \\ - 1 & 2 & - \lambda\end{cases}\right| = 0

⇒(2−λ)[λ2+3λ−4]+2[−2λ+2]+1[4−λ−3]=0⇒ \left(2 - \lambda\right) \left[{\lambda}^{2} + 3 \lambda - 4\right] + 2 \left[- 2 \lambda + 2\right] + 1 \left[4 - \lambda - 3\right] = 0

2λ2+6λ−8−λ3−3λ2+4λ−4λ+4+1−λ=02 {\lambda}^{2} + 6 \lambda - 8 - {\lambda}^{3} - 3 {\lambda}^{2} + 4 \lambda - 4 \lambda + 4 + 1 - \lambda = 0

−λ3−λ2+5λ−3=0- {\lambda}^{3} - {\lambda}^{2} + 5 \lambda - 3 = 0

λ3+λ2−5λ+3=0{\lambda}^{3} + {\lambda}^{2} - 5 \lambda + 3 = 0

\left(\lambda - 1\right) \left({\lambda}^{2} + 2 \lambda - 3\right) = 0<br/><br/>(λ−1)(λ+3)(λ−1)=0<br /><br />\left(\lambda - 1\right) \left(\lambda + 3\right) \left(\lambda - 1\right) = 0

⇒λ=−3,1,1⇒ \lambda = -3 , 1 , 1
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