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 \[a,b,c\] are positive integers, then the determinant \[\Delta =\left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{a}^{2}}+x & ab & ac  \\    ab & {{b}^{2}}+x & bc  \\    ac & bc & {{c}^{2}}+x  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] is divisible by

    A) \[{{x}^{3}}\]

    B) \[{{x}^{2}}\]

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

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\Delta =\frac{1}{abc}\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{a}^{3}}+ax & {{a}^{2}}b & {{a}^{2}}c  \\    a{{b}^{2}} & {{b}^{3}}+bx & {{b}^{2}}c  \\    {{c}^{2}}a & {{c}^{2}}b & {{c}^{3}}+cx  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] = \[(abc)\,(ac+ab+bc)=a+b+c\] = \[({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}+x)\times \left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    {{b}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}}+x & {{b}^{2}}  \\    {{c}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}+x  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] {Applying \[{{R}_{1}}\to {{R}_{1}}+{{R}_{2}}+{{R}_{3}}\}\] \[=({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}+x)\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & 0 & 0  \\    {{b}^{2}} & x & 0  \\    {{c}^{2}} & 0 & x  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\]\[{{A}^{2}}=A\,.\,A=\left[ \begin{matrix}    \text{2} & -1  \\    -1 & 2  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\,\left[ \begin{matrix}    \text{2} & -1  \\    -1 & 2  \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix}    \text{5} & -4  \\    -4 & 5  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]\[\left. \begin{align}   & {{C}_{2}}\to {{C}_{2}}-{{C}_{1}} \\  & {{C}_{3}}\to {{C}_{3}}-{{C}_{1}} \\ \end{align} \right\}\] = \[{{x}^{2}}({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}+x)\]. Hence \[\Delta \] is divisible by \[{{x}^{2}}\] as well as by x.


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