Question
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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a singleton
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an empty set
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an infinite set
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a finite set containing two or more elements
Solution
A.
a singleton
but at a = 1 and b =1
First two equations are x +y+ z =1
and third equations is x + y +z = 0
⇒ There is no solution
therefore, b = {1}
⇒ it is a singleton set
