Write the value of k for which the system of equations 3x – 2y = 0 and kx + 5y = 0 has infinitely many solutions.
Given:
Equation 1: 3x – 2y = 0
Equation 2: kx + 5y = 0
Both the equations are in the form of :
a1x + b1y = c1 & a2x + b2y = c2 where
a1 & a2 are the coefficients of x
b1 & b2 are the coefficients of y
c1 & c2 are the constants
For the system of linear equations to have infinitely many solutions we must have
………(i)
According to the problem:
a1 = 3
a2 = k
b1 = – 2
b2 = 5
c1 = 0
c2 = 0
In this problem since c1 & c2 = 0 so which is undefined.
So for this problem the system of linear equations will have infinite solutions if
.......(ii)
Putting the above values in equation (ii) we get: