Find the values of p and q for which the following system of linear equations has infinite number of solutions:
Find the values of p and q for which the following system of linear equations has infinite number of solutions:
$2 x+3 y=9$
$(p+q) x+(2 p-q) y=3(p+q+1)$
GIVEN:
$2 x+3 y=9$
$(p+q) x+(2 p-q) y=3(p+q+1)$
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
$\frac{2}{(p+q)}=\frac{3}{(2 p-q)}=\frac{3}{(p+q+1)}$
$\frac{3}{(2 p-q)}=\frac{3}{(p+q+1)}$
$3(p+q+1)=3(2 p-q)$
$3 n+3 a+3=6 n-3 a$
$3 p+3 q+3=6 p-3 q$
$3 p-6 q-3=0 \ldots \ldots$ (1)
Again consider
$\frac{2}{(p+q)}=\frac{3}{(2 p-q)}$
$3(p+q)=2(2 p-q)$
$3 p+3 q=4 p-2 q$
$p-5 q=0$...(2)
Multiplying eq. (2) by 3 and subtracting from eq. (1)
$3 p-6 q-3-3 p+15 q=0$
$9 q=3$
$q=\frac{1}{3}$
Putting the value of q in eq. (2)
$p-\frac{5}{3}=0$
$p=\frac{5}{3}$
Hence for $p=\frac{5}{3}$ and $q=\frac{1}{3}$ the system of equation has infinitely many solution.