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Q.

Let  a=3λi^+(2λ+1)j^+(λ+1)k^

b=(2λ1)i^+(2λ1)j^+(λ2)k^

c=(4λ1)i^+3λj^+2λk^
Product of all the values of  λ is for which  a,b,c are coplanar is 

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a

1

b

0

c

-1

d

-2

answer is C.

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a, b, c are coplanar 
Δ=|3λ2λ+1λ+12λ12λ1λ24λ13λ2λ|=0
Use  C3C3C2  and  C2C2C1 to obtain
Δ=|3λλ+1λ2λ10λ14λ1λ+1λ|=0
R1R1R3  gives 
Δ=|λ+1002λ10λ14λ1λ+1λ|=0
Δ=(λ+1)(λ+1)(λ+1)=0λ=1,1,1
Thus, product of values of  λ is  1.

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