Q38 / 90 · JEE Main 2021 (01 Sep Shift 2) · Mathematics

Consider the system of linear equations

-x+y+2z=0

3x-ay+5z=1

2x-2y-az=7

Let S1 be the set of all a∈R for which the system is inconsistent and S2 be the set of all a∈R for which the system has infinitely many solutions. If nS1 and nS2 denote the number of elements in S1 and S2 respectively, then

  • Correct answer
    A
    nS1=2, nS2=0
  • B
    nS1=2,nS2=2
  • C
    nS1=0, nS2=2
  • D
    nS1=1,nS2=0

Solution

For system to be inconsistent D=-1123-a52-2-a=0

⇒a2-7a+12=0⇒a=3, 4

Dx=0121-a57-2-a=15a+31

Dx≠0 for a=3,4

Similarly we can show Dy≠0, Dz≠0 for a=3,4

 ⇒nS1=2

Now for infinitely many solutions D=0 also Dx=Dy=Dz=0 which is not possible value of any real of a, since D=0 & Dx=0 have different solutions for a

⇒nS2=0

Hence, nS1=2 & nS2=0

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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