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If pλ4+qλ3+rλ2+sλ+t=∣ ∣ ∣λ2+3λλ1λ+3λ2+12λλ3λ23λ+43λ∣ ∣ ∣, then p is equal to

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Solution

The correct option is B 4
we divide LHS by λ4 and C1 by λ2, C2 by λ and C3 by λ on the RHS to obtain
p+q(1λ)+r(1λ)2+s(1λ)3+t(1λ)4=∣ ∣ ∣1+3/λ11/λ1+3/λ1+1/λ22/λ113/λ13/λ21+4/λ3∣ ∣ ∣
taking limit as λ we get
p=∣ ∣111111113∣ ∣=∣ ∣111020002∣ ∣=4
(R2R2R1;R3R3R1)

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