Find the value of $k$ for which each of the following system of equations have infinitely many solutions:
Find the value of $k$ for which each of the following system of equations have infinitely many solutions:
$2 x+(k-2) y=k$
$6 x+(2 k-1) y=2 k+5$
GIVEN:
$2 x+(k-2) y=k$
$6 x+(2 k-1) y=2 k+5$
To find: To determine for what value of k the system of equation has infinitely many solutions
We know that the system of equations
$a_{1} x+b_{1} y=c_{1}$
$a_{2} x+b_{2} y=c_{2}$
For infinitely many solution
$\frac{a_{1}}{a_{2}}=\frac{b_{1}}{b_{1}}=\frac{c_{1}}{c_{2}}$
Here,
$\frac{2}{6}=\frac{(k-2)}{(2 k-1)}=\frac{k}{2 k+5}$
Consider the following relation to find k
$\frac{2}{6}=\frac{(k-2)}{(2 k-1)}$
$2(2 k-1)=6(k-2)$
$4 k-2=6 k-12$
$6 k-4 k=12-2$
$2 k=10$
$k=5$
Now again consider the following
$\frac{(k-2)}{(2 k-1)}=\frac{k}{2 k+5}$
$(2 k+5)(k-2)=k(2 k-1)$
$2 k^{2}-4 k+5 k-10=2 k^{2}-k$
$2 k^{2}-4 k+5 k-10=2 k^{2}-k$
$2 k=10$
$k=5$
Hence for $k=5$ the system of equation have infinitely many solutions