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The set of all values of λ\lambda for which the system of linear equations x – 2y – 2z = λ\lambda x x + 2y + z = λ\lambda y – x – y = λ\lambda z has a non-trivial solutions :

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Key Concept: A system of linear equations is said to be homogeneous if all the constant terms are zero. For a homogeneous system of linear equations of the form AX=0AX = 0, where AA is the coefficient matrix, XX is the column vector of variables, and 00 is the zero vector, it has:

  1. Trivial solution (x=y=z=0) if and only if det(A)0\det(A) \neq 0.
  2. Non-trivial solutions (at least one of x, y, z is non-zero) if and only if det(A)=0\det(A) = 0.

The problem asks for the values of λ\lambda for which the given system has non-trivial solutions, which means

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