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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    \[2\,\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    a & b & c  \\    {{a}^{2}}-bc & {{b}^{2}}-ac & {{c}^{2}}-ab  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [EAMCET 1991; UPSEAT 1999]

    A) 0

    B) 1

    C) 2

    D) \[3abc\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    We have  \[2\,\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    a & b & c  \\    {{a}^{2}}-bc & {{b}^{2}}-ac & {{c}^{2}}-ab  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] = \[2\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    a & b & c  \\    {{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|-2\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    a & b & c  \\    bc & ac & ab  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] = \[2\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    a & b & c  \\    {{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|-\frac{2}{abc}\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a & b & c  \\    {{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}  \\    abc & abc & abc  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] Applying \[{{C}_{1}}(a),{{C}_{2}}(b),{{C}_{3}}(c)\] \[=2\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    a & b & c  \\    {{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|-\frac{2}{abc}(abc)\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a & b & c  \\    {{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}  \\    1 & 1 & 1  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\].


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