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If a+b+c=0 and a2+b2+c2-ab-bc-ca0, a,b,cR, then the system of equations ax+by+cz=0, bx+cy+az=0 and cx+ay+bz=0 has

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Important Questions on Matrices and Determinants

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If a, b, c  are non - zero real numbers and if the system of equations

a-1x=y+z

b-1y=x+z

c-1z=x+y

has a non - trivial solution, then ab+bc+ca  equals :

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The set of all values of λ for which the system of linear equations:
2 x 1 - 2 x 2 + x 3 = λ x 1
2 x 1 - 3 x 2 + 2 x 3 = λ x 2
- x 1 + 2 x 2 = λ x 3
has a non-trivial solution,
HARD
If x=a, y=b, z=c is a solution of the system of linear equations
x+8y+7z=0
9x+2y+3z=0
x+y+z=0
Such that the point a,b,c  lies on the plane x+2y+z=6 , then 2a+b+c equals:
HARD
If the system of equations 2x+3y-z=0,x+ky-2z=0 and 2x-y+z=0 has a non-trivial solution x, y, z, then xy+yz+zx+k is equal to
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If the system of linear equations x-4y+7z=g; 3y-5z=h-2x+5y-9z=k is consistent, then:
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The system of linear equations

x+λy-z=0

λx-y-z=0

x+y-λz=0

has a non -trivial solution for 
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The number of real values of λ for which the system of linear equations, 2x+4y-λz=04x+λy+2z=0 and λx+2y+2z=0, has infinitely many solutions, is:

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If the system of linear equations x+y+z=5x+2y+2z=6x+3y+λz=µ,λ, µR, has infinitely many solutions, then the value of λ+µ is:
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The set of all values of λ for which the system of linear equations
x-2y-2z=λx
x+2y+z=λy
-x-y=λz
has a non-trivial solution :
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If S is the set of distinct values of b for which the following system of linear equations

x+y+z=1

x+ay+z=1

ax+by+z=0

has no solution, then S  is:
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The greatest value of cR for which the system of linear equations x-cy-cz=0cx-y+cz=0cx+cy-z=0 has a non-trivial solution, is
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An ordered pair α, β for which the system of linear equations
1+αx+βy+z=2
αx+1+βy+z=3
αx+βy+2z=2

has a unique solution, is :

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If the system of linear equations
x-2y+kz=1
2x+y+z=2
3x-y-kz=3
has a solution x,y,z,z0, then x,y lies on the straight line whose equation is:
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If the system of linear equations

x+ky+3z=0
3x+ky-2z=0
2x+4y-3z=0

has a non-zero solution x, y, z, then xzy2 is equal to:

EASY

Let λ be a real number for which the system of linear equations

x+y+z=6,

4x+λy-λz=λ-2 and

3x+2y-4z=-5

has infinitely many solutions. Then λ is a root of the quadratic equation:

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If for some α and β in R , the intersection of the following three planes

x+4y-2z=1

x+7y-5z=β

x+5y+αz=5

is a line in R3 , then α+β is equal to:

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If the system of linear equations
2x+2ay+az=0
2x+3by+bz=0
2x+4cy+cz=0,
where a,b,cR are non-zero and distinct; has a non-zero solution, then
EASY
The number of values of k for which the system of linear equations k+2x+10y=k & kx+k+3y=k-1 has no solution is
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The number of values of θ0, π for which the system of linear equations
x+3y+7z=0
-x+4y+7z=0
sin3θx+cos2θy+2z=0
has a non-trivial solution, is:
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If the system of equations x+y+z=5, x+2y+3z=9, x+3y+αz=β has inifinitely many solutions, then β-α equals