If $p, q, r$ are 3 real numbers satisfying the matrix equation, $[p q r]\left[\begin{array}{lll}3 & 4 & 1 \\…
If $p, q, r$ are 3 real numbers satisfying the matrix equation, $[p q r]\left[\begin{array}{lll}3 & 4 & 1 \\ 3 & 2 & 3 \\ 2 & 0 & 2\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{lll}3 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$ then $2 p+q-r$ equals :
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$-3$
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$-1$
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4
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2
Solution
Given
$
\begin{aligned}
& {\left[\begin{array}{lll}
p & q & r
\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{lll}
3 & 4 & 1 \\
3 & 2 & 3 \\
2 & 0 & 2
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{lll}
3 & 0 & 1
\end{array}\right]} \\
& \Rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{lll}
3 p+3 q+2 r & 4 p+2 q & p+3 q+2 r
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{lll}
3 & 0 & 1
\end{array}\right] \\
& \Rightarrow 3 p+3 q+2 r=3 \\
& 4 p+2 q=0 \Rightarrow q=-2 p \\
& p+3 q+2 r=1 \\
&
\end{aligned}
$
$p=1, q=-2, r=3$
$\therefore 2 p+q-r=2(1)+(-2)-(3)=-3$
Asked in: JEE Main 2013 (22 Apr Online)
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