JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Straight Line Question Bank Concurrency of three lines

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    The three straight lines \[ax+by=c,\,\,bx+cy=a\] and \[cx+ay=b\] are collinear, if                                              [MP PET 2004]

    A)            \[a+b+c=0\]                              

    B)            \[b+c=a\]

    C)            \[c+a=b\]                                  

    D)            \[a+b=c\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               Given three straight lines \[ax+by-c=0\], \[bx+cy-a=0\], \[cx+ay-b=0\] are collinear,            Then \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a & b & -c  \\    b & c & -a  \\    c & a & -b  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\,=\,0\]\[\Rightarrow \]\[-(a+b+c)\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & b & c  \\    1 & c & a  \\    1 & a & b  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\]            Clearly,\[(a+b+c)=0\]


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