JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Determinants & Matrices Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Determinats

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    Let \[{{S}_{k}}={{\alpha }^{k}}+{{\beta }^{k}}+{{\gamma }^{k}},\] then \[\Delta =\left| \begin{matrix}    {{S}_{0}} & {{S}_{1}} & {{S}_{2}}  \\    {{S}_{1}} & {{S}_{2}} & {{S}_{3}}  \\    {{S}_{2}} & {{S}_{3}} & {{S}_{4}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] is equal to

    A) \[{{S}_{6}}\]

    B) \[{{S}_{5}}-{{S}_{3}}\]

    C) \[{{S}_{6}}-{{S}_{4}}\]

    D) None

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] \[\Delta \left| \begin{matrix}    {{S}_{0}} & {{S}_{1}} & {{S}_{2}}  \\    {{S}_{1}} & {{S}_{2}} & {{S}_{3}}  \\    {{S}_{2}} & {{S}_{3}} & {{S}_{4}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=\left| \begin{matrix}    1+1+1 & \alpha +\beta +\gamma  & {{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}+{{\gamma }^{2}}  \\    \alpha +\beta +\gamma  & {{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}+{{\gamma }^{2}} & {{\alpha }^{3}}+{{\beta }^{3}}+{{\gamma }^{3}}  \\    {{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}+{{\gamma }^{2}} & {{\alpha }^{3}}+{{\beta }^{3}}+{{\gamma }^{3}} & {{\alpha }^{4}}+{{\beta }^{4}}+{{\gamma }^{4}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] The above determinant can be expressed as product of two determinants. Thus, \[\Delta =\left| \begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    \alpha  & \beta  & \gamma   \\    {{\alpha }^{2}} & {{\beta }^{2}} & {{\gamma }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\left| \begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    \alpha  & \beta  & \gamma   \\    {{\alpha }^{2}} & {{\beta }^{2}} & {{\gamma }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]                         \[={{[(\beta -\alpha )(\gamma -\alpha )(\gamma -\beta )]}^{2}}\]


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