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 :
  1. $-3$
  2. $-1$
  3. 4
  4. 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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