If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 2 & x \\ 3 & -1 & 2\end{array}\right]$ and $B=\left[\begin{array}{c}y \\ x…

If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 2 & x \\ 3 & -1 & 2\end{array}\right]$ and $B=\left[\begin{array}{c}y \\ x \\ 1\end{array}\right]$ be such that $\mathrm{AB}=\left[\begin{array}{l}6 \\ 8\end{array}\right]$, then:
  1. $y=2 x$
  2. $y=-2 x$
  3. $y=x$
  4. $y=-x$

Solution

Let $\mathrm{A}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 2 & x \\ 3 & -1 & 2\end{array}\right]$ and $\mathrm{B}=\left[\begin{array}{l}y \\ x \\ 1\end{array}\right]$ $ \begin{aligned} &\mathrm{AB}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 2 & x \\ 3 & -1 & 2 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{l} y \\ x \\ 1 \end{array}\right] \\ &\Rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{l} 6 \\ 8 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l} y+2 x+x \\ 3 y-x+2 \end{array}\right] \\ &\Rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{l} 6 \\ 8 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l} y+3 x \\ 3 y-x+2 \end{array}\right] \\ &\Rightarrow y+3 x=6 \text { and } 3 y-x=6 \end{aligned} $ On solving, we get $ \begin{aligned} &x=\frac{6}{5} \text { and } y=\frac{12}{5} \\ &\Rightarrow y=2 x \end{aligned} $

Asked in: JEE Main 2014 (12 Apr Online)

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