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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    \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}} & {{a}^{2}} & {{a}^{2}}  \\    {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}}  \\    {{c}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}} & {{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [IIT 1980]

    A) \[abc\]

    B) \[4abc\]

    C) \[4{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}{{c}^{2}}\]

    D) \[{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}{{c}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[\Delta =\left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}} & {{a}^{2}} & {{a}^{2}}  \\    {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}}  \\    {{c}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}} & {{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] =\[-2\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    0 & {{c}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}}  \\    {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}}  \\    {{c}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}} & {{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\],by \[{{R}_{1}}\to {{R}_{1}}-({{R}_{2}}+R{{ & }_{3}})\]  = \[-2\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    0 & {{c}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}}  \\    {{b}^{2}} & {{a}^{2}} & 0  \\    {{c}^{2}} & 0 & {{a}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\], by \[\begin{align}   & {{R}_{2}}\to {{R}_{2}}-{{R}_{1}} \\  & {{R}_{3}}\to {{R}_{3}}-{{R}_{1}} \\ \end{align}\] = \[-2\{-{{c}^{2}}({{b}^{2}}{{a}^{2}})+{{b}^{2}}(-{{c}^{2}}{{a}^{2}})\}=4{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}{{c}^{2}}\]. Trick: Put \[\alpha \] so that the option give different values.


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