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PYQ · JEE Mains 2024
Let $A$ be a $3 \times 3$ real matrix such that
$$A\left(\begin{array}{l}
1 \\
0 \\
1
\end{array}\right)=2\left(\begin{array}{l}
1 \\
0 \\
1
\end{array}\right), A\left(\begin{array}{l}
-1 \\
0 \\
1
\end{array}\right)=4\left(\begin{array}{l}
-1 \\
0 \\
1
\end{array}\right), A\left(\begin{array}{l}
0 \\
1 \\
0
\end{array}\right)=2\left(\begin{array}{l}
0 \\
1 \\
0
\end{array}\right) \text {. }$$
Then, the system $$(A-3 I)\left(\begin{array}{l}x \\ y \\ z\end{array}\right)=\left(\begin{array}{l}1 \\ 2 \\ 3\end{array}\right)$$ has :
-
A
exactly two solutions
-
B
infinitely many solutions
-
C
unique solution
Correct answer
-
D
no solution
Solution
<p>$$\text { Let } A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}
x_1 & y_1 & z_1 \\
x_2 & y_2 & z_2 \\
x_3 & y_3 & z_3
\end{array}\right]$$</p>
<p>$$\text { Given } A\left[\begin{array}{l}
1 \\
0 \\
1
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}
2 \\
0 \\
2
\end{array}\right] \quad \text{ ..... (1)}$$</p>
<p>$$\therefore\left[\begin{array}{l}
\mathrm{x}_1+\mathrm{z}_1 \\
\mathrm{x}_2+\mathrm{z}_2 \\
\mathrm{x}_3+\mathrm{z}_3
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}
2 \\
0 \\
2
\end{array}\right]$$</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
\therefore \mathrm{x}_1+\mathrm{z}_1 & =2 \quad \text{.... (2)}\\
\mathrm{x}_2+\mathrm{z}_2 & =0 \quad \text{.... (3)}\\
\mathrm{x}_3+\mathrm{z}_3 & =0 \quad \text{.... (4)}
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& \text { Given } A\left[\begin{array}{l}
-1 \\
0 \\
1
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}
-4 \\
0 \\
4
\end{array}\right] \\
& \therefore\left[\begin{array}{l}
-\mathrm{x}_1+\mathrm{z}_1 \\
-\mathrm{x}_2+\mathrm{z}_2 \\
-\mathrm{x}_3+\mathrm{z}_3
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}
4 \\
0 \\
4
\end{array}\right]
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>$$\begin{array}{r}
\Rightarrow-\mathrm{x}_1+\mathrm{z}_1=-4 \quad \text{... (5)}\\
-\mathrm{x}_2+\mathrm{x}_2=0 \quad \text{... (6)}\\
-\mathrm{x}_3+\mathrm{z}_3=4
\end{array}$$</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& \text { Given } A\left[\begin{array}{l}
0 \\
1 \\
0
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}
0 \\
2 \\
0
\end{array}\right] \\
& \therefore\left[\begin{array}{l}
\mathrm{y}_1 \\
\mathrm{y}_2 \\
\mathrm{y}_3
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}
0 \\
2 \\
0
\end{array}\right]
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& \therefore \mathrm{y}_1=0, \mathrm{y}_2=2, \mathrm{y}_3=0 \\
& \therefore \text { from }(2),(3),(4),(5),(6) \text { and }(7) \\
& \mathrm{x}_1=3 \mathrm{x}, \mathrm{x}_2=0, \mathrm{x}_3=-1 \\
& \mathrm{y}_1=0, \mathrm{y}_2=2, \mathrm{y}_3=0 \\
& \mathrm{z}_1=-1, \mathrm{z}_2=0, \mathrm{z}_3=3
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>$$\begin{gathered}
\therefore A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}
3 & 0 & -1 \\
0 & 2 & 0 \\
-1 & 0 & 3
\end{array}\right] \\
\therefore \text { Now }(A-31)\left[\begin{array}{l}
x \\
y \\
z
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}
-1 \\
2 \\
3
\end{array}\right] \\
\therefore\left[\begin{array}{ccc}
0 & 0 & -1 \\
0 & -1 & 0 \\
-1 & 0 & 0
\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{l}
x \\
y \\
z
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{r}
-1 \\
2 \\
3
\end{array}\right] \\
{\left[\begin{array}{c}
-z \\
-y \\
-x
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}
1 \\
2 \\
3
\end{array}\right]} \\
{[z=-1],[y=-2],[x=-3]}
\end{gathered}$$</p>
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Matrices and Determinants · Topic: Types of Matrices and Operations
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