The value of k for which the system of equations

2x + 3y = 5


4x + ky = 10


has infinite number of solutions, is

Given:

Equation 1: 2x + 3y = 5


Equation 2: 4x + ky = 10


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 = 2


a2 = 4


b1 = 3


b2 = k


c1 = 5


c2 = 10


Putting the above values in equation (i) and solving the extreme left and middle portion of the equality we get the value of k



2k = 12 k = 6


Also we find


The value of k for which the system of equations has infinitely many solution is k = 6

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