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

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    If \[\omega \] is a complex cube root of unity, then value of\[\Delta =\left| \begin{matrix}    {{a}_{1}}+{{b}_{1}}\omega  & {{a}_{1}}{{\omega }^{2}}+{{b}_{1}} & {{c}_{1}}+{{b}_{1}}\bar{\omega }  \\    {{a}_{2}}+{{b}_{2}}\omega  & {{a}_{2}}{{\omega }^{2}}+{{b}_{2}} & {{c}_{2}}+{{b}_{2}}\bar{\omega }  \\    {{a}_{3}}+{{b}_{3}}\omega  & {{a}_{3}}{{\omega }^{2}}+{{b}_{3}} & {{c}_{3}}+{{b}_{3}}\bar{\omega }  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] is

    A) \[0\]

    B) \[-1\]

    C) \[2\]

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] \[\Delta =\left| \begin{matrix}    {{a}_{1}}+{{b}_{1}}\omega  & {{a}_{1}}{{\omega }^{2}}+{{b}_{1}} & {{c}_{1}}+{{b}_{1}}\overline{\omega }  \\    {{a}_{2}}+{{b}_{2}}\omega  & {{a}_{2}}{{\omega }^{2}}+{{b}_{2}} & {{c}_{2}}+{{b}_{2}}\overline{\omega }  \\    {{a}_{3}}+{{b}_{3}}\omega  & {{a}_{3}}{{\omega }^{2}}+{{b}_{3}} & {{c}_{3}}+{{b}_{3}}\overline{\omega }  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] Using \[{{C}_{2}}\to \omega {{C}_{2}}\] We have \[\Delta =\frac{1}{\omega }\left| \begin{matrix}    {{a}_{1}}+{{b}_{1}}\omega  & {{a}_{1}}{{\omega }^{3}}+{{b}_{1}}\omega  & {{c}_{1}}+{{b}_{1}}\overline{\omega }  \\    {{a}_{2}}+{{b}_{2}}\omega  & {{a}_{2}}{{\omega }^{3}}+{{b}_{2}}\omega  & {{c}_{2}}+{{b}_{2}}\overline{\omega }  \\    {{a}_{3}}+{{b}_{3}}\omega  & {{a}_{3}}{{\omega }^{2}}+{{b}_{3}}\omega  & {{c}_{3}}+{{b}_{3}}\overline{\omega }  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=\frac{1}{\omega }\left| \begin{matrix}    {{a}_{1}}+{{b}_{1}}\omega  & {{a}_{1}}+{{b}_{1}}\omega  & {{c}_{1}}+{{b}_{1}}\overline{\omega }  \\    {{a}_{2}}+{{b}_{2}}\omega  & {{a}_{2}}+{{b}_{2}}\omega  & {{c}_{2}}+{{b}_{2}}\overline{\omega }  \\    {{a}_{3}}+{{b}_{3}}\omega  & {{a}_{3}}+{{b}_{3}}\omega  & {{c}_{3}}+{{b}_{3}}\overline{\omega }  \\ \end{matrix} \right|=0\]


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