JEE Main 2020
Matrices & Determinants
Matrices and Determinants
Easy
Question
The set of all values of for which the system of linear equations x – 2y – 2z = x x + 2y + z = y – x – y = z has a non-trivial solutions :
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Solution
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 , where is the coefficient matrix, is the column vector of variables, and is the zero vector, it has:
- Trivial solution (x=y=z=0) if and only if .
- Non-trivial solutions (at least one of x, y, z is non-zero) if and only if .
The problem asks for the values of for which the given system has non-trivial solutions, which means