Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Determinants

Question:

Consider the system of equations

$x-2y+3z = -1$

$-x+y-2z = k$

$x-3y+4z = 1$

Statement-1: The system of equations has no solution for $k ≠ 3$

Statement-2: The determinant $\begin{vmatrix}1&3&-1\\-1&-2&k\\1&4&1\end{vmatrix}≠0$ for $k ≠ 3$

Options:

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for Statement-1.

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False.

Statement-1 is False, Statement -2 is True.

Correct Answer:

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.

Explanation:

We have,

$D=\begin{vmatrix}1&-2&3\\-1&1&-2\\1&-3&4\end{vmatrix}$

$⇒D=\begin{vmatrix}1&-2&3\\0&-1&0\\0&-1&1\end{vmatrix}=0$  [Applying $R_2 → R_2-R_1,R_3→R_3-R_1$]

and, $D_2=\begin{vmatrix}1&-1&3\\-1&k&-2\\1&1&4\end{vmatrix}=-\begin{vmatrix}1&3&-1\\-1&-2&k\\1&4&1\end{vmatrix}$  [Applying $C_2↔C_3$]

$⇒D_2=-\begin{vmatrix}1&3&-1\\0&1&k-1\\0&1&2\end{vmatrix}=k-3$  [Applying $R_2 → R_2-R_1, R_3→R_3-R_1$]

Clearly, $D_2≠0$ for $k ≠3$. However, D = 0 for all k. Hence, the system is inconsistent for $k ≠ 3$ and the determinant is not zero for $k ≠ 3$.

Hence, both the statement are true and statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement-1.