If the system of equations λx1+x2+x3=1, x1+λx2+x3=1, x1+x2+λx3=1 is inconsistent, then λ= ___________
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a
5
b
−23
c
-2
d
-3
answer is C.
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The necessary condtion for a non-homogeneous system of equations to be inconsistent is Δ=0 ⇒λ111λ111λ=0 C1→C1+C2+C2 =λ+211λ+2λ1λ+21λ =λ+21 1 11 λ 11 1 λ R1→R1−R2:, R2→R2−R3 =λ+20 1−λ 00 λ−1 1−λ1 1 λ =λ+20λλ-1-1-λ−1−λ0−1−λ=λ+21−λ2=0⇒λ=−2,1