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Choose the correct answer from the given four options. The vectors $\lambda\hat{\text{i}}+\hat{\text{j}}+2\hat{\text{k}},\ \hat{\text{i}}+\lambda\hat{\text{j}}-\hat{\text{k}}$ and $2\hat{\text{i}}-\hat{\text{j}}+\lambda\hat{\text{k}}$ are coplanar if :

✓
$\lambda=-2$
B
$\lambda=0$
C
$\lambda=1$
D
$\lambda=-1$

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Answer

Correct option: A.

$\lambda=-2$

Let $\vec{\text{a}}=\lambda\hat{\text{i}}+\hat{\text{j}}+2\hat{\text{k}},\ \vec{\text{b}}=\hat{\text{i}}+\lambda\hat{\text{j}}-\hat{\text{k}}$ and $\vec{\text{c}}=2\hat{\text{i}}-\hat{\text{j}}+\lambda\hat{\text{k}}$
For $\vec{\text{a}},\vec{\text{b}}$ and $\vec{\text{c}}$ to be coplanar,
$\begin{vmatrix}\lambda&1&2 \\1&\lambda&-1\\2&-1&\lambda \end{vmatrix}=0$
$\Rightarrow\lambda(\lambda^2-1)-1(\lambda+2)+2(-1-2\lambda)=0$
$\Rightarrow\lambda^3-\lambda-\lambda-2-2-4\lambda=0$
$\Rightarrow\lambda^3-6\lambda-4=0$
$\Rightarrow(\lambda+2)(\lambda^2-2\lambda-2)=0$
$\Rightarrow\lambda=-2$ or $\lambda=\frac{2\pm\sqrt{12}}{2}$
$\Rightarrow\lambda=-2$ or $\lambda=1\pm\sqrt{3}$

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