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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    If \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    y+z & x & y  \\    z+x & z & x  \\    x+y & y & z  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=k(x+y+z){{(x-z)}^{2}}\], then \[k=\]

    A) \[2xyz\]

    B) 1

    C) \[xyz\]

    D) \[{{x}^{2}}{{y}^{2}}{{z}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

      \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    y+z & x & y  \\    z+x & z & x  \\    x+y & y & z  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\]= \[(x+y+z)\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    2 & 1 & 1  \\    z+x & z & x  \\    x+y & y & z  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] by \[{{R}_{1}}\to {{R}_{1}}+{{R}_{2}}+{{R}_{3}}\] = \[(x+y+z)\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    x & z & x  \\    x & y & z  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] ; by \[{{C}_{1}}\to {{C}_{1}}-{{C}_{2}}\] = \[(x+y+z)\,.\,\{({{z}^{2}}-xy)-(xz-{{x}^{2}})+(xy-xz)\}\] = \[(x+y+z)\,{{(x-z)}^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[k=1\]. Trick: Put\[x=1,\,y=2\], \[z=3\], then \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    5 & 1 & 2  \\    4 & 3 & 1  \\    3 & 2 & 3  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\,=\,5(7)\,-1(12-3)+2(8-9)\] = \[35-9-2=24\]& \[(x+y+z)\,{{(x-z)}^{2}}=(6)\,{{(-2)}^{2}}=24\] \[\therefore \,\,k=\frac{24}{24}=1\].


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