Matrices and Determinants 4 Question 27
28. Let be the roots of and , respectively. If the system of equations and has a non-trivial solution, then prove that .
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 28.
Solution:
- Since,
are the roots of .
Also,
Given system of equations
and
Applying componendo-dividendo,
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get