Statement-1: The system of linear equations $ \begin{aligned} & x+(\sin \alpha) y+(\cos \alpha) z=0 \\ &…

Statement-1: The system of linear equations $ \begin{aligned} & x+(\sin \alpha) y+(\cos \alpha) z=0 \\ & x+(\cos \alpha) y+(\sin \alpha) z=0 \\ & x-(\sin \alpha) y-(\cos \alpha) z=0 \end{aligned} $ has a non-trivial solution for only one value of $\alpha$ lying in the interval $\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$. Statement-2: The equation in $\alpha$ $ \left|\begin{array}{ccc} \cos \alpha & \sin \alpha & \cos \alpha \\ \sin \alpha & \cos \alpha & \sin \alpha \\ \cos \alpha & -\sin \alpha & -\cos \alpha \end{array}\right|=0 $ has only one solution lying in the interval $\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$
  1. Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true, Statement-2 is not correct explantion for Statement-1.
  2. Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true, Statement-2 is a correct explantion for Statement-1.
  3. Statement-1 is true, Statement- 2 is false.
  4. Statememt-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.

Solution

$ \begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \alpha=\frac{64 x}{3 \times 16 x}=\frac{4}{3} \\ & \Delta_1=\left|\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & \sin \alpha & \cos \alpha \\ 1 & \cos \alpha & \sin \alpha \\ 1 & -\sin \alpha & \cos \alpha \end{array}\right| \\ & =\left|\begin{array}{ccc} 0 & \sin \alpha-\cos \alpha & \cos \alpha-\sin \alpha \\ 0 & \cos \alpha+\sin \alpha & \sin \alpha-\cos \alpha \\ 1 & -\sin \alpha & \cos \alpha \end{array}\right| \\ & =(\sin \alpha-\cos \alpha)^2-\left(\cos ^2 \alpha-\sin ^2 \alpha\right) \\ & =\sin ^2 \alpha+\cos ^2 \alpha-2 \sin \alpha \cdot \cos \alpha-\cos ^2 \alpha \\ & =2 \sin ^2 \alpha-2 \sin \alpha \cdot \cos \alpha \\ & =2 \sin ^2 \alpha(\sin \alpha-\cos \alpha) \end{aligned} $ Now, $\sin \alpha-\cos \alpha=0$ for only $ \begin{aligned} \alpha & =\frac{\pi}{4} \text { in }\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right) \\ \therefore \quad \Delta_1 & =2(\sin \alpha) \times 0=0, \end{aligned} $ since value of $\sin \alpha$ is finite for $\alpha \in\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ Hence non-trivivial solution for only one value of $\alpha$ in $\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ $ \begin{aligned} & \left|\begin{array}{ccc} \cos \alpha & \sin \alpha & \cos \alpha \\ \sin \alpha & \cos \alpha & \sin \alpha \\ \cos \alpha & -\sin \alpha & -\cos \alpha \end{array}\right|=0 \\ & \Rightarrow\left|\begin{array}{ccc} 0 & \sin \alpha & \cos \alpha \\ 0 & \cos \alpha & \sin \alpha \\ 2 \cos \alpha & -\sin \alpha & -\cos \alpha \end{array}\right|=0 \\ & \Rightarrow 2 \cos \alpha\left(\sin ^2 \alpha-\cos ^2 \alpha\right)=0 \\ & \therefore \cos \alpha=0 \text { or } \sin ^2 \alpha-\cos ^2 \alpha=0 \end{aligned} $ But $\cos \alpha=0$ not possible for any value of $ \begin{aligned} & \alpha \in\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right) \\ & \therefore \sin ^2 \alpha-\cos ^2 \alpha=0 \Rightarrow \sin \alpha=-\cos \alpha, \end{aligned} $ which is also not possible for any value of $ \alpha \in\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right) $ Hence, there is no solution.

Asked in: JEE Main 2013 (23 Apr Online)

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