It is given that there is no solution to the system x+2y=3,ax+by=4.Which of the following is true?
a) a has a unique value
b) b has a unique value
c) a can have more than one value
d) a has exactly two different values.
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x + 2 y = 3
a x+ by = 4
If b ≠ 2a, then there is exactly one solution.
Let a = k and b = 2 k => the system of equations becomes:
x+2y = 3 and x+2y = 4/k
They will not have any solution if a = k and b = 2k , with k ≠ 4/3. That is if a=1, b=2, then there is no solution. For a=2, b=4 there is no solution.. for a=3, b=6 there is no solution.
If k = 4/3, or a= 4/3 and b=8/3, then there are infinite number of solutions.
reason:
In that case of a=k, and b=2k, we get
x+2y=3 and kx+2ky=4 or x+2y = 4/k => k must be 3.
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Another way,
matrix [ 1 2 ] should be singular.
[ a b ]
a x+ by = 4
If b ≠ 2a, then there is exactly one solution.
Let a = k and b = 2 k => the system of equations becomes:
x+2y = 3 and x+2y = 4/k
They will not have any solution if a = k and b = 2k , with k ≠ 4/3. That is if a=1, b=2, then there is no solution. For a=2, b=4 there is no solution.. for a=3, b=6 there is no solution.
If k = 4/3, or a= 4/3 and b=8/3, then there are infinite number of solutions.
reason:
In that case of a=k, and b=2k, we get
x+2y=3 and kx+2ky=4 or x+2y = 4/k => k must be 3.
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Another way,
matrix [ 1 2 ] should be singular.
[ a b ]
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