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
A
Linearly dependent for all a
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B
Linearly independent for all a
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C
Linearly dependent for a<0
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D
Linearly dependent for a>0
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Solution
The correct option is B Linearly independent for all a [¯α¯β¯γ]≠0If ¯α¯β&¯γ are noncoplaner ∣∣
∣∣1202a10122aa∣∣
∣∣=a2−20a−2(2a−120) =a2−24a+240 a2−24a+240>0 for all value of a so ¯α,¯β&¯γ are non coplaner for all value of a.