If the system of equations
$x+2y+3z=3$
$4x+3y-4z=4$
$8x+4y-\lambda z=9+\mu$
has infinitely many solutions, then the ordered pair ($\lambda,\mu$) is equal to :
Solution
For infinite many solution, $\Delta=0$ and $\Delta_x=0$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \Delta=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}
1 & 2 & 3 \\
4 & 3 & -4 \\
8 & 4 & -\lambda
\end{array}\right|=0 \\\\
& \Rightarrow 1(-3 \lambda+16)-2(-4 \lambda+32)+3(16-24)=0 \\\\
& \Rightarrow 16-3 \lambda+8 \lambda-64-24=0 \Rightarrow 5 \lambda=72 \\\\
& \therefore \lambda=\frac{72}{5} \\\\
& \Delta_x=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}
3 & 2 & 3 \\
4 & 3 & -4 \\
9+\mu & 4 & -\lambda
\end{array}\right|=0
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \Rightarrow \quad 3(-3 \lambda+16)-2(-4 \lambda+36+4 \mu)+3(16-27-3 \mu)=0 \\\\
& \Rightarrow-9 \lambda+48+8 \lambda-72-8 \mu-33-9 \mu=0 \\\\
& \Rightarrow-\lambda-17 \mu=57 \\\\
& \Rightarrow-17 \mu=57+\lambda \\\\
& \therefore -\mu=\frac{57+\frac{72}{5}}{17}\\\\
& \Rightarrow \mu=\frac{-357}{85}=\frac{-21}{5}
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$\text { Thus, }(\lambda, \mu) \equiv\left(\frac{72}{5}, \frac{-21}{5}\right)$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Matrices and Determinants · Topic: Types of Matrices and Operations
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