If,x,y and z, and are all different from zero and 1 + x 1 1 1 1 + y 1 1 1 1 + z=0, then the value of x−1+y−1+z−1is
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a
xyz
b
x−1y−1z−1
c
−x−y−z
d
-1
answer is D.
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we have,1 + x 1 1 1 1 + y 1 1 1 1 + z=0applying C1→C1−C3 and C2→C2−C3⇒ x 0 1 0 y 1 -z -z 1+z=0 Expanding along R1⇒x[y(1+z)+z]+0+1(yz)=0⇒x(y+yz+z)+yz=0⇒xy+xyz+xz+yz=0⇒xyxyz+xyzxyz+xzxyz+yzxyz=0 on dividing (xyz) from both sides⇒1x+1y+1z+1=0⇒1x+1y+1z=−1∴x−1+y−1+z−1=−1