JEE Main & Advanced Sample Paper JEE Main Sample Paper-46

  • question_answer
    If \[{{D}_{k}}=\left| \begin{matrix}    1 & n & n  \\    2k & {{n}^{2}}+n+1 & {{n}^{2}}+n  \\    2k-1 & {{n}^{2}} & {{n}^{2}}+n+1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] and \[\sum\limits_{k\,=\,1}^{n}{{{D}_{k}}=56,}\] then \[n\] is equal to

    A)  4                                

    B)  6                

    C)  8                                

    D)  None of these

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     \[\therefore \] \[\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}{{{D}_{k}}=}\,\left| \begin{matrix}    \sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}{1} & n & n  \\    2\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}{k} & {{n}^{2}}+n+1 & {{n}^{2}}+n  \\    2\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}{k-}\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}{1} & {{n}^{2}} & {{n}^{2}}+n+1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[\Rightarrow \]            \[\left| \begin{matrix}    n & n & n  \\    {{n}^{2}}+n & {{n}^{2}}+n+1 & {{n}^{2}}+n  \\    {{n}^{2}} & {{n}^{2}} & {{n}^{2}}+n+1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|=56\] Applying \[{{C}_{2}}\to {{C}_{2}}-{{C}_{1}}\] and \[{{C}_{3}}\to {{C}_{3}}-{{C}_{1}},\] then \[\left| \begin{matrix}    n & 0 & 0  \\    {{n}^{2}}+n & 1 & 0  \\    n & 0 & n+1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|=56\] \[\Rightarrow \]            \[n(n+1)=56=7\times 8\] \[\Rightarrow \]            \[n=7\]


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