JEE Advanced Mathematics question
Consider the system of equations
STATEMENT-1: The system of equations has no solution for , *and*
STATEMENT-2: The determinant , for .
- (A)STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True; STATEMENT-2 is a correct explanation for STATEMENT-1.Correct
- (B)STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True; STATEMENT-2 is NOT a correct explanation for STATEMENT-1.
- (C)STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is False.
- (D)STATEMENT-1 is False, STATEMENT-2 is True.
Answer: (A)
Solution
: and give rows and , so .
Consistency: (eq. 1) + (eq. 2) gives ; (eq. 3) − (eq. 1) gives . These agree only for . So for there is no
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