JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Determinants & Matrices Question Bank Expansion of determinants, Solution of equation in the form of determinants and properties of determinants

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    \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & a & {{a}^{2}}-bc  \\    1 & b & {{b}^{2}}-ac  \\    1 & c & {{c}^{2}}-ab  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [IIT 1988; MP PET 1990, 91; RPET 2002]

    A) 0

    B) \[{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}-3abc\]

    C) \[3abc\]

    D) \[{{(a+b+c)}^{3}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & a & {{a}^{2}}-bc  \\    1 & b & {{b}^{2}}-ac  \\    1 & c & {{c}^{2}}-ab  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\left| \,\begin{matrix}    0 & a-b & (a-b)\,(a+b+c)  \\    0 & b-c & (b-c)\,\,(a+b+c)  \\    1 & c & {{c}^{2}}-ab  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\]by \[\left\{ \begin{align}   & {{R}_{1}}\to {{R}_{1}}-{{R}_{2}} \\  & {{R}_{2}}\to {{R}_{2}}-{{R}_{3}} \\ \end{align} \right.\]        = \[(a-b)\,(b-c)\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    0 & 1 & a+b+c  \\    0 & 1 & a+b+c  \\    1 & c & {{c}^{2}}-ab  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\], \[\{\because \,\,{{R}_{1}}\equiv {{R}_{2}}\}\].


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