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Find k, if the following matrices are singular.\(\begin{vmatrix}4&3&1\\7&k&1\\10&9&1\end{vmatrix}\)[(4, 3, 1) (7, k, 1) (10, 9, 1)] |
Answer» Let A = \(\begin{vmatrix}4&3&1\\7&k&1\\10&9&1\end{vmatrix}\) Since A is a singular matrix, |A|= 0 ∴ \(\begin{vmatrix}4&3&1\\7&k&1\\10&9&1\end{vmatrix}\) ∴ 4(k -9) - 3(7 - 10) + 1(63 - 10k) = 0 ∴ 4k - 36 + 9 + 63 - 10k = 0 ∴ -6k + 36 = 0 ∴ 6k = 36 ∴ k = 6 |
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