J & K CET Engineering J and K - CET Engineering Solved Paper-2010

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    The    value    of    the    determinant \[\left| \begin{matrix}    1+\log \,a & \log \,b & \log \,c  \\    \log \,a & 1+\log \,b & \log \,c  \\    \log \,a & \log \,b & 1+\log \,c  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]is equal to

    A)  \[\log \,(abc)\]       

    B)  \[1-\log \,\,abc\]

    C)  \[\log \,(a+b+c)\]

    D)  \[1+\,\log \,abc\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[\left| \begin{matrix}    1+\log a & \log \,b & \log \,c  \\    \log \,a & 1+\log \,b & \log c  \\    \log \,a & \log \,b & 1+\log c  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] Using the operation \[{{C}_{1}}\to {{C}_{1}}+{{C}_{2}}+{{C}_{3}},\] we get \[\left| \begin{matrix}    1+\log a+\log b+\log c & \log b & \log c  \\    1+\log a+\log b+\log c & 1+\log b & \log c  \\    1+\log a+\log b+\log c & \log b & 1+\log c  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=(1+\log a+\log b+\log c)\] \[\left| \begin{matrix}    1 & \log b & \log c  \\    1 & 1+\log b & \log c  \\    1 & \log b & 1+\log c  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=(1+\log a+\log b+\log c)\left| \begin{matrix}    1 & \log b & \operatorname{logc}  \\    0 & 1 & 0  \\    0 & 0 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[({{R}_{2}}\to {{R}_{2}}-{{R}_{1}},\,{{R}_{3}}\to {{R}_{3}}-{{R}_{1}})\] \[=(1+\log a+\log b+\log c).1\] \[=1+\log \,abc\]


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