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:



– 2k = 15


k =


The value of k for which the system of equations has infinitely many solution is k =


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