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3 and 4 .Determinants and Matrices
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Let $a_1,a_2,a_3,....,a_{10}$ be in $G.P.$ with $a_i > 0$ for $i = 1, 2,....,10$ and $S$ be the set of pairs $(r,k), r, k \in N$ (the set of natural numbers) for which
$\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{{{\log }_e}\,a_1^ra_2^k}&{{{\log }_e}\,a_2^ra_3^k}&{{{\log }_e}\,a_3^ra_4^k} \\
{{{\log }_e}\,a_4^ra_5^k}&{{{\log }_e}\,a_5^ra_6^k}&{{{\log }_e}\,a_6^ra_7^k} \\
{{{\log }_e}\,a_7^ra_8^k}&{{{\log }_e}\,a_8^ra_9^k}&{{{\log }_e}\,a_9^ra_{10}^k}
\end{array}} \right| = 0$
Then the number of elements in $S$, is
A
$4$
B
infinitely many
C
$2$
D
$10$
(JEE MAIN-2019)
Solution
For any value of $r$ determinant is zero.
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