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Let a be a real number and α=^i+2^j,β=2^i+a^j+10^k,γ=12^i+2a^j+a^k be three vectors, then α,β and γ are

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Linearly dependent for all a
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Linearly independent for all a
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Linearly dependent for a<0
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Linearly dependent for a>0
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Solution

The correct option is B Linearly independent for all a
[¯α¯β¯γ]0 If ¯α ¯β & ¯γ are noncoplaner
∣ ∣1202a10122aa∣ ∣=a220a2(2a120)
=a224a+240
a224a+240>0 for all value of a so ¯α,¯β&¯γ are non coplaner for all value of a.

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