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Options

A

plane

B

line

C

volume

D

point

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Correct Answer :

Option B

line

Solution :

The correct option is line.


Step-by-step Explanation:

From the provided image, we are given a homogeneous system of linear equations in matrix form:

[ 1 1 1 1 0 2 ] [ x1 x2 x3 ] = [ 0 0 ]


This matrix equation translates to a system of two linear equations with three variables (x1, x2, and x3):

1) x1+x2+x3=0

2) x1+2x3=0


Geometrically, each of these linear equations represents a plane in three-dimensional space (3) passing through the origin (0, 0, 0).


The normal vectors to these two planes are:

n1=(1,1,1)

n2=(1,0,2)


Since the normal vectors n1 and n2 are not scalar multiples of each other, the two planes are not parallel. In three-dimensional space, the intersection of two non-parallel planes is a line.


Alternatively, we can analyze the solution using the Rank-Nullity Theorem. The coefficient matrix A is of size 2 × 3:

A = [ 1 1 1 1 0 2 ]


Since the two rows of matrix A are linearly independent, the rank of the matrix is 2. The number of variables (columns) is n = 3.


According to the Rank-Nullity Theorem:

Nullity(A)=n-Rank(A)=3-2=1


The nullity represents the dimension of the solution space. Since the dimension of the solution space is 1, the system of equations represents a one-dimensional geometric object, which is a line passing through the origin.

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