Find the values of a and b for which the following system of linear equations has infinite number of solutions :
Find the values of a and b for which the following system of linear equations has infinite number of solutions :
$2 x-3 y=7$
$(a+b) x-(a+b-3) y=4 a+b$
GIVEN:
$2 x-3 y=7$
$(a+b) x-(a+b-3) y=4 a+b$
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
$\frac{a_{1}}{a_{2}}=\frac{b_{1}}{b_{2}}=\frac{c_{1}}{c_{2}}$
Here
$\frac{2}{(a+b)}=\frac{3}{(a+b-3)}=\frac{7}{4 a+b}$
Consider the following
$\frac{3}{(a+b-3)}=\frac{7}{4 a+b}$
$12 a+3 b=7(a+b-3)$
$12 a+3 b=7 a+7 b-21$
$5 a-4 b+21=0 \ldots \ldots(1)$
Again
$\frac{2}{(a+b)}=\frac{3}{(a+b-3)}$
$2(a+b-3)=3(a+b)$
$2 a+2 b-6=3 a+3 b$
$a+b+6=0 \ldots \ldots(2)$
Multiplying eq. (2) by 4 and adding eq.(1)
$9 a+45=0$
$a=-5$
Putting the value of a in eq.(2)
$-5+b+6=0$
$b=-1$
Hence for $a=-5$ and $b=-1$ the system of equation has infinitely many solution.