JEE Main 2008MathematicsDeterminantsEasyMCQ

JEE Main 2008Determinants Question with Solution

JEE Main 2008

Question

Let be any real numbers. Suppose that there are real numbers not all zero such that and . Then is equal to

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Correct answer
D1

Step-by-step explanation

The system of equations and have non-trivial solution if .

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