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Which one of the following pairs of linear equations has/ have infinite many solutions?

(A) 9x+3y+12=09x + 3y + 12 = 0, and 18x+6y+24=018x + 6y + 24 = 0

(B) 2x−3y=132x - 3y = 13, and 7x−2y=207x - 2y = 20

(C) x+y=5x + y = 5, 2x+2y=102x + 2y = 10

(D) 3x+y−3=03x + y - 3 = 0 and 2x+23y=22x + \frac{2}{3}y = 2

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Two linear equations have infinitely many solutions when they represent the same line. This occurs when one equation is a multiple of the other.

For equations a1x+b1y+c1=0a_1x + b_1y + c_1 = 0 and a2x+b2y+c2=0a_2x + b_2y + c_2 = 0, they have infinitely many solutions when:

a1a2=b1b2=c1c2\frac{a_1}{a_2} = \frac{b_1}{b_2} = \frac{c_1}{c_2}


(A) 9x+3y+12=09x + 3y + 12 = 0 and 18x+6y+24=018x + 6y + 24 = 0

918=12\frac{9}{18} = \frac{1}{2}

36=12\frac{3}{6} = \frac{1}{2}

1224=12\frac{12}{24} = \frac{1}{2}

All ratios are equal. This pair has infinitely many solutions.


(B) 2x−3y−13=02x - 3y - 13 = 0 and 7x−2y−20=07x - 2y - 20 = 0

27=27\frac{2}{7} = \frac{2}{7}

−3−2=32\frac{-3}{-2} = \frac{3}{2}

The ratios are not equal. This pair has a unique solution only.


(C) x+y−5=0x + y - 5 = 0 and 2x+2y−10=02x + 2y - 10 = 0

12=12\frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{2}

12=12\frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{2}

−5−10=12\frac{-5}{-10} = \frac{1}{2}

All ratios are equal. This pair has infinitely many solutions.


(D) 3x+y−3=03x + y - 3 = 0 and 2x+23y−2=02x + \frac{2}{3}y - 2 = 0

32=32\frac{3}{2} = \frac{3}{2}

123=1×32=32\frac{1}{\frac{2}{3}} = 1 \times \frac{3}{2} = \frac{3}{2}

−3−2=32\frac{-3}{-2} = \frac{3}{2}

All ratios are equal. This pair has infinitely many solutions.


The pairs with infinitely many solutions are (A), (C), and (D).

Therefore, the correct answer is: (A), (C), and (D) only.

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