# The set of all values of for which the system of linear equations :has a non-trivial solution, Option 1) is an empty set. Option 2) is a singleton. Option 3) contains two elements. Option 4) contains more than two elements.

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S Sabhrant Ambastha

As we learnt in

Cramer's rule for solving system of linear equations -

When $\Delta =0$  and $\Delta _{1}=\Delta _{2}=\Delta _{3}=0$ ,

then  the system of equations has infinite solutions.

- wherein

$a_{1}x+b_{1}y+c_{1}z=d_{1}$

$a_{2}x+b_{2}y+c_{2}z=d_{2}$

$a_{3}x+b_{3}y+c_{3}z=d_{3}$

and

$\Delta =\begin{vmatrix} a_{1} &b_{1} &c_{1} \\ a_{2} & b_{2} &c_{2} \\ a_{3}&b _{3} & c_{3} \end{vmatrix}$

$\Delta _{1},\Delta _{2},\Delta _{3}$ are obtained by replacing column 1,2,3 of $\Delta$ by $\left ( d_{1},d_{2},d_{3} \right )$  column

$\begin{vmatrix} 2-\lambda & -2 & 1\\ 2 & -3-\lambda & 2\\ -1 & 2 & -\lambda \end{vmatrix}=0$

$\therefore \left ( 2-\lambda \right )\left ( \lambda ^{2}+3\lambda -4 \right )+4\left ( 1-\lambda \right )+\left ( 1-\lambda \right )=0$

$\therefore \left ( \lambda -1 \right )\left ( \lambda ^{2}+2\lambda -3 \right )=0$

$\left ( \lambda +3 \right )\left ( \lambda -1 \right )^{2}=0$

$\therefore \lambda =1\:and\:\lambda =-3$

Option 1)

is an empty set.

This option is incorrect.

Option 2)

is a singleton.

This option is incorrect.

Option 3)

contains two elements.

This option is correct.

Option 4)

contains more than two elements.

This option is incorrect.

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