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If a, b, c are positive real numbers and the system of equations (a-1) x=y+z,(b-1) y=z+x and (c-1)z=x+y has a non trivial solution, then find the minimum value of abc .

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Important Questions on Determinants

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Let S be the set of all column matrices b1b2b3 such that b1, b2, b3 and the system of equations (in real variables)
-x+2y+5z=b12x-4y+3z=b2x-2y+2z=b3
has at least one solution. Then, which of the following system(s) (in real variables) has (have) at least one solution of each b1b2b3 S ?
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If the equations x+ay-z=0, 2x-y+az=0, ax+y+2z=0 have non-trivial solutions, then a =
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The set of all values of λ for which the system of linear equations
x-2y-2z=λx
x+2y+z=λy
-x-y=λz
has a non-trivial solution :
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The number of real values of λ for which the system of linear equations, 2x+4y-λz=04x+λy+2z=0 and λx+2y+2z=0, has infinitely many solutions, is:

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Let a, λ, μ  . Consider the system of linear equations

ax+2y=λ

3x-2y=μ

Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct ?
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The number of values of k for which the system of linear equations k+2x+10y=k & kx+k+3y=k-1 has no solution is
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The number of values of θ0, π for which the system of linear equations
x+3y+7z=0
-x+4y+7z=0
sin3θx+cos2θy+2z=0
has a non-trivial solution, is:
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The system of linear equations

x+λy-z=0

λx-y-z=0

x+y-λz=0

has a non -trivial solution for 
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If the system of equations x+y+z=5, x+2y+3z=9, x+3y+αz=β has inifinitely many solutions, then β-α equals
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If the system of linear equations x-4y+7z=g; 3y-5z=h-2x+5y-9z=k is consistent, then:
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If x=a, y=b, z=c is a solution of the system of linear equations
x+8y+7z=0
9x+2y+3z=0
x+y+z=0
Such that the point a,b,c  lies on the plane x+2y+z=6 , then 2a+b+c equals:
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The system of linear equations
x+y+z=2
2x+3y+2z=5
2x+3y+a2-1z=a+1
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If a, b, c  are non - zero real numbers and if the system of equations

a-1x=y+z

b-1y=x+z

c-1z=x+y

has a non - trivial solution, then ab+bc+ca  equals :

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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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If the system of linear equations

x+ky+3z=0
3x+ky-2z=0
2x+4y-3z=0

has a non-zero solution x, y, z, then xzy2 is equal to:

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Let λ be a real number for which the system of linear equations

x+y+z=6,

4x+λy-λz=λ-2 and

3x+2y-4z=-5

has infinitely many solutions. Then λ is a root of the quadratic equation:

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If the system of linear equations
x-2y+kz=1
2x+y+z=2
3x-y-kz=3
has a solution x,y,z,z0, then x,y lies on the straight line whose equation is:
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An ordered pair α, β for which the system of linear equations
1+αx+βy+z=2
αx+1+βy+z=3
αx+βy+2z=2

has a unique solution, is :

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The set of all values of λ for which the system of linear equations:
2 x 1 - 2 x 2 + x 3 = λ x 1
2 x 1 - 3 x 2 + 2 x 3 = λ x 2
- x 1 + 2 x 2 = λ x 3
has a non-trivial solution,
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Let S be the set of all real values of k for which the system of linear equations
x+y+z=2
2x+y-z=3
3x+2y+kz=4
has a unique solution. Then, S is :