Find all values of such that and

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · IB Diploma Programme · Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation · Number and Algebra · Number and Algebra

Problem

Find all values of λ\lambda such that x,y,z≠(0,0,0)x, y, z \neq (0, 0, 0) and (i^+j^+3k^)x+(3i^−3j^+k^)y+(−4i^+5j^)z=λ(xi^+yj^+zk^)(\hat{i} + \hat{j} + 3\hat{k})x + (3\hat{i} - 3\hat{j} + \hat{k})y + (-4\hat{i} + 5\hat{j})z = \lambda(x\hat{i} + y\hat{j} + z\hat{k}) , where i^,j^\hat{i}, \hat{j} and k^\hat{k} are unit vectors along the coordinate axes.

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