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a,b,c are non-coplanar vectors such that P=a+b+c, Q=4a+3b+4c and R=a+αb+βc are linearly dependent vectors, then number of possible values of α is -

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0
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D
Infinite
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Solution

The correct option is D Infinite
For linearly dependent vectors

[P Q R]=0

∣ ∣1114341αβ∣ ∣=0β=1,
α can be any real number

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