Consider the system of linear equations - x + y + 2 z = 0 3 x - a y + 5 z = 1 2 x - 2 y - a z = 7 Let S 1 be…

Consider the system of linear equations

-x+y+2z=0

3x-ay+5z=1

2x-2y-az=7

Let S1 be the set of all aR for which the system is inconsistent and S2 be the set of all aR for which the system has infinitely many solutions. If nS1 and nS2 denote the number of elements in S1 and S2 respectively, then

  1. nS1=2, nS2=0
  2. nS1=2,nS2=2
  3. nS1=0, nS2=2
  4. nS1=1,nS2=0

Solution

For system to be inconsistent D=-1123-a52-2-a=0

a2-7a+12=0a=3, 4

Dx=0121-a57-2-a=15a+31

Dx0 for a=3,4

Similarly we can show Dy0, Dz0 for a=3,4

 nS1=2

Now for infinitely many solutions D=0 also Dx=Dy=Dz=0 which is not possible value of any real of a, since D=0 & Dx=0 have different solutions for a

nS2=0

Hence, nS1=2 & nS2=0

Asked in: JEE Main 2021 (01 Sep Shift 2)

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