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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    At what value of \[x,\]will \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    x+{{\omega }^{2}} & \omega  & 1  \\    \omega  & {{\omega }^{2}} & 1+x  \\    1 & x+\omega  & {{\omega }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\] [DCE 2000, 01]

    A) \[x=0\]

    B) \[x=1\]

    C) \[x=-1\]

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    x+{{\omega }^{2}} & \omega  & 1  \\    \omega  & {{\omega }^{2}} & 1+x  \\    1 & x+\omega  & {{\omega }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] = 0 Check at \[x=0,\] we get \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{\omega }^{2}} & \omega  & 1  \\    \omega  & {{\omega }^{2}} & 1  \\    1 & \omega  & {{\omega }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] = \[{{\omega }^{2}}({{\omega }^{4}}-\omega )-\omega ({{\omega }^{3}}-1)+1({{\omega }^{2}}-{{\omega }^{2}})\] = \[{{\omega }^{2}}(\omega -\omega )-\omega \,(1-1)+0=0\] Or \[\Delta =\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1+\omega +{{\omega }^{2}}+x & \omega  & 1  \\    1+\omega +{{\omega }^{2}}+x & {{\omega }^{2}} & 1+x  \\    1+\omega +{{\omega }^{2}}+x & x+\omega  & {{\omega }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] by \[{{C}_{1}}\to {{C}_{1}}+{{C}_{2}}+{{C}_{3}}\]    \[=\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    x & \omega  & 1  \\    x & {{\omega }^{2}} & 1+x  \\    x & x+\omega  & {{\omega }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\],  (\[\because \,1+\omega +{{\omega }^{2}}=0\])      = 0, if \[x=0\].


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