Consider system of equations  $ x + y -az = 1$  ;  $2x + ay + z = 1$   ; $ax + y -z = 2$

  • A

    for $a \ne 1$ system has unique solution.

  • B

    if system has no solution then $'a'$ must be $1$ .

  • C

    for $a \in \left\{ {1,\frac{{ - 1 \pm \sqrt 5 }}{2}} \right\}$ , system has no solution.

  • D

    for $a = \frac{{ - 1 \pm \sqrt 5 }}{2}$ , system has infinite number of solutions.

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